As Hurricane Harvey proved, sudden cataclysmic events can irrevocably change your life. This includes a life altering or life threatening event that leaves your family without the financial resources provided by the primary wage earner. Sadly, not enough Americans have created the right estate plan that takes care of loved ones. Both private sector and […]
We know about buyer’s remorse. You know, the sick feeling in the stomach that screams we made a poor buying decision. Buyer’s remorse has now become a common theme of marriages. No, we’re not referring to divorce, we’re talking about prenuptial agreements. Family law attorney Joseph Bante cut his legal teeth early on as a […]
Michael Bailey got the phone call deep into an October Sunday night. His mother called to inform him that his father had slipped and fallen down a flight of stairs at home. Michael needed to meet his mother at the hospital to offer support in one of several power of attorney decisions she had to […]
You have the foresight to take care of your family after you die. Research opens up the door to several options that include establishing a trust. As attorney Mike Donatt says, a living trust is not just for people who want to take care of family members. “Trusts offer you the opportunity to improve the […]
Estate planning often involves making sure you take care of your family in the case of death or incapacitation. From your home to valuable gems, you have to make decisions on who gets what. Attorney John Rogers says inheritance law favors spouses of decedents. “We have two types of state laws that apply to inheritance […]
Just because you had the foresight to draft a will when you were young does not mean you never have to return to it to make changes. Life throws us a lot of curve balls that require changes to important legal documents, such as a will. If your will is older than your eldest child, […]
The term “Estate” confuses many people, especially after the death of a loved one that leaves personal possessions to close friends and family members. For Scott Kemper, the passing of his father introduced him to the legal world of estate planning. “I had no idea what the legal process was that dealt with handling my […]
William Entrikin received the worst possible new. His father, who was 82 at the time, yet in good health, accidentally fell down the flight of stairs that led to the basement. Fred Entrikin landed on the basement floor head first. William’s mother asked her youngest son to meet her at the hospital, where the elder […]
Anna Marie Holland found out about probate shortly after the passing of her mother. Up until then, she did not know the difference between probate and rebate. She assumed probate was returning a rebate to a merchant. Anna quickly learned probate represents the legal process that officially transfers property from the deceased to people explicitly […]