Providing for Your Special Needs Child Through Estate Planning

Any parent can tell you that each of their children are unique with their own individualized needs.  Parents work hard to make sure the individual requirements of their children are met as well as possible.  When your child has special needs, there are even more issues for you to consider.  An estate plan helps to […]

Removing a Trustee

Planning for the future of our family members and close friends is an essential reason for estate planning. Estate planning helps us to solidify not only our own futures, but the secure futures of our loved ones. There are many types of estate planning tools you can use depending on your goals, your estate, and […]

The Role of Mediation in Estate Disputes

Most people know that litigation takes a lot of time and money. As a result, it is common to seek alternative methods to resolve lawsuits. Mediation is a frequently used method of alternative dispute resolution. With mediation, the two parties come together to discuss their differences and hopefully reach a settlement on some or even […]

Paying for Probate

When you are dealing with the death of your family member or loved one, you are likely dealing with a wide variety of troubling problems, ranging from emotional turmoil to logistical issues.  If you are trying to help handle your loved one’s estate, you are likely facing issues about how to make sure the estate’s […]

When the Beneficiaries Disagree with the Personal Representative

Working through the death of a close friend or family member is an emotionally trying time.  You will need to work through your grief and other emotions while also trying to deal with the logistical issues attendant to a loved one’s death. Most cases will need to go through a process called probate.  During probate, […]

Trust Taxation Services, Legal Support, and Guidance

Estate planning is an essential part of creating a solid plan for your future.  With an estate plan, you can lay out a specific plan for how your assets will be used after your death, as well as how your healthcare providers will address your healthcare needs or who can handle your affairs while you […]

Do I Need Formal Probate?

Losing a loved one is never easy.  Regardless of whether this person was family by birth or a very close friend, you will likely go through substantial emotional struggles before and after your loved one has passed away.  In addition to your emotional issues, you may also be faced with some logistical ones, as well.  […]

What is Probate and How Long Does it Take?

Probate is the legal process of settling an estate after someone dies. The purpose of probate is to ensure that the deceased person’s assets are properly distributed to their heirs or beneficiaries according to their will or, if there is no will, according to the laws of the state where the person resided. During the […]

Problems with DIY Estate Planning

Financial times are tough for a lot of families. With social isolation measures and record unemployment, many people are looking to trim expenses out of their budget. At the same time, it is more apparent now than ever that an estate plan is not something to leave to the last minute. Although you may be looking to […]

How to Help Your Parent Establish a Will

Your parents have likely spent their entire lives on supporting you and helping you to achieve stability and your dreams.  As they enter the later part of their lives, it may be time for you to shift gears such that you are the one helping to take care of them.  There are many ways you […]