One of the greatest gifts you can give to your family is to have an appropriate estate plan in place when needs arise. Many readers will likely take that statement with a grain of salt, considering the person who wrote it is an estate planning attorney. It is true – I may be biased. But allow me to tell you the story of three brothers to illustrate my point.
Families with disabled children have special estate planning considerations to ensure those children are taken care of without risking a loss or reduction in benefits.
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I’m not usually one to remember the exact details of specific plays in sporting events long after they happen, even when those plays were interesting or unusual. But there is one particular play from an especially important college football game that I will never forget. I remember the setting well. I was in Dallas for
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We frequently get calls from people asking if they can just use a legal form they found on the internet to create their power of attorney or will.
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Our estate planning clients often ask, “Am I ever going to have to re-do these documents?” The legal answer is that the documents we prepare will always be valid—they don’t get “stale” or invalid after a period of time.
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The Elder Law Practice extends its deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones in the recent tornado disasters. Unfortunately, natural disasters, accidents, and illnesses unexpectedly take the lives of people we love. For anyone who has to deal with this type of situation, we offer the following steps to get you started on handling an estate.
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Dealing with the loss of a loved one is very difficult. This is definitely not a time you want to have to search through all of that person’s papers, mail, and computer to try to figure out what assets they had and how to deal with it all.
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Ward and June Cleaver always took pride in being good parents. They were involved in their kids’ lives, taught them the things they should know, applied appropriate discipline when necessary, and created a great environment in which to grow up. Wally and Beaver had a good life, and they knew it.
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A good set of power of attorney documents is key to any estate plan. It allows whoever you’ve appointed to act on your behalf when you’re unable to do so.
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Avoiding probate is a goal for most of our clients, and using a trust is a great way to accomplish this goal. But we often have clients ask us why they should use a trust instead of making their children co-owners of their assets.
Why use a trust when you could add your children to your accounts? Read More »
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