Losing a loved one brings both emotional and practical responsibilities. While there is no single checklist that fits every family, taking a few important steps early can help you protect ...
Cryptocurrencies have taken the financial world by storm over the past couple of years, which means we in the estate planning world better hurry up and figure out how to ...
In a year where we are wading through a new tax law and have a lot of questions about which way the market might be headed, 44% of estate planning ...
With the downturn in the economy and more people losing their jobs, more people are turning to their entrepreneurial spirits and starting their own businesses. At-home businesses are booming and ...
Changes in Partnership Usually when a business partner dies, a business partnership is considered legally dissolved. If more than two people are business partners though, the partnership can continue despite ...
What if I Leave my Child Out of my Will? Parents have different reasons for disinheriting a child in their Last Will and Testament. Sometimes parents believe it is in ...
Many of us understand the need for estate planning – for preparing a Will, A Health Care Directive, a Power of Attorney, and other related documents so that, when the ...
Statistics show that New Year’s resolutions are maintained continuously by most Americans for only one or two weeks. Here are 5 resolutions that you can keep and that will help ...
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that for 2016 the estate and gift tax exemption limit increases to $5.45 million per person, an increase from $5.43 million per person. A qualifying ...
A general durable power of attorney is an important estate planning and elder law planning tool. A power of attorney allows the attorney-in-fact, also referred to as the agent, to ...