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Exploring the Benefits of Living Trusts for Seniors
Unfortunately, seniors are highly vulnerable to financial abuse and scams, often falling victim to exploitation by both strangers and, distressingly, even their…
Establishing Your Trust and Choosing a Trustee
Trusts offer benefits beyond wealth accumulation, serving various purposes and addressing specific challenges that go beyond financial considerations. Particularly, trusts can effectively…
A Guide for Understanding Irrevocable Trusts
A client asked us this interesting question: After my brother died, he left money in a revocable trust for my children –…
Discerning Wills and Trusts
There are different benefits to using both wills and trusts for estate planning purposes. Each state has specific laws and regulations governing…
Should You Own Your Timeshare in Your Trust?
Timeshares have come a long way since they first arrived in the real estate market back in the ’70s. In the early…
Choosing to Do Your Own Estate Planning Can be Risky
You may think creating your estate plan with do-it-yourself documents will save you cash. However, it can be costly in the end,…
A Guide to Avoiding Probate Litigation
There are many types of probate litigation, including guardianship and conservatorship disputes, will contests, conflicts over family real estate, and true intentions…
Estate Planning for LGBTQIA+ Communities
To protect your assets, your wishes, and your loved ones, estate planning is vital regardless of your gender identity or sexual orientation….
The Probate Process
Probate proceedings seek to validate the decedent’s last will and retitle the estate’s assets into the name of heirs according to the deceased’s wishes….
An Overview of Probate
The American Bar Association (ABA) describes probate as the legal process that recognizes a will and names the personal representative (executor) to…