Power of attorney documents can serve as a valuable part of your estate plan helping to protect your interests in situations where you are not easily able to manage certain business and personal affairs. To understand how they operate and how you can use them to your advantage, it is […]
Everyone should give consideration to estate planning issues because a good plan contains provisions to protect your interests during your lifetime as well as provisions that reduce the burden on your loved ones when you pass away. However, estate planning is particularly important for couples in the LGBTQIA+ community because […]
You had your estate planning attorney prepare a revocable living trust document. You’ve told your family about the trust and made sure your alternate trustee understands how it works. Now you can relax knowing your loved ones won’t need to deal with probate, right? Wrong. If you don’t take the […]
People talk about having power of attorney and may even recommend power of attorney documents without actually understanding what a power of attorney is. These legal tools are very useful, but they can also be misused. It is important to understand what they are and how they work. If prepared […]
Young adults often focus on their future. That future might include college, job prospects, new living arrangements, or just a further consideration about what they want next in life. They are not thinking about death, and neither are their families. So a gift certificate to the family estate planning attorney […]