Estate Planning

Property Held in Joint Tenancy Property which is held in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship is property held by more than one owner at the same time. All property ...

Understanding How Assets are Divided Money, particularly large amounts of it, can wreak havoc on a family. Losing a loved one, particularly a parent, results in complicated emotions and deep ...

Three Questions to Ask about Your Business Plan 1. If tragedy struck and you suddenly passed away, or fell too ill to work, what would happen to your business? You ...

Leaving the Family Cabin or Farm–and Everything in it! When we leave real property, there is often personal property in it which we may or may not intend to be ...

Updating your Inventory  Helps Your Beneficiaries When someone passes away, there are piles of paperwork which require attention from the designated personal representative or from the person assigned to take ...

Modern Families Need Help Planning Estates With more than half of all marriages ending in divorce, and many of those people getting married a second, or even third time, there ...

HIPAA Compliance and Your Family “The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996” (also known as HIPAA) was drafted to protect the privacy of patient information.  HIPAA limits the ...

Make a Specific Plan for Your Children’s Inheritance When you work with an estate planning attorney, you can create a specific plan to leave your children their inheritance in a ...

Changes in Federal Tax Law Benefits Most Estates In December 2010, Congress passed new tax legislation which raised the amount people can leave as inheritance and the amount people can ...