Pet Trusts
Your pet may be your best friend or your most loyal companion who gives you unconditional love, but when you die, your pet is considered property just like your china or your pots and pans. You cannot leave money to your pet and you should name a guardian for your pet if you want […]
Advantages of the Mobility Trust
It is not uncommon for individuals or families to move from one state to another. Often, individuals or families who are anticipating a move are hesitant to draft estate-planning documents. This hesitation stems from the fact that the individual laws of each state govern probate. A recent article offers an estate planning solution for those […]
Estate Planning: Questions You Should Ask
Estate planning is a very complicated area of the law. This is a rather unfortunate fact when considering that estate planning is an area of the law that applies to virtually everyone. A recent article articulates some questions you should be sure to ask your estate planning attorney. Will My Assets Fund My Trust? One […]
Simple Tips for Special Needs Estate Planning
When creating an estate plan, parents of special needs children need to be extra careful to be sure that they have properly provided for the continued care of their special needs child after their death. However, many parents continue to put off estate planning, sometimes with disastrous consequences. A recent article discusses some basic estate […]
How Much Money Should You Put in a Trust for Your Children?
Every parent should have a trust to provide for the financial well-being of their children in case some tragedy should make it necessary for someone else to care for their children. A trust can be funded while the parent is still alive, or can be established after the parent has died. Often a […]