You probably already know that most marriages in the U.S., around 50%, end in divorce. According to data from 2013, 64% of previously married men had remarried that same year, compared to 52% of divorced or widowed women. However, the…
Happy New Year! When’s the last time you reviewed your estate plan? If it’s been a while, you may want to find yours, dust it off, and read it – you may discover that it’s out dated. For example, if…
Planned Giving. If you have an estate plan or have considered estate planning, you may want to think about what kind of legacy you’d like to leave through planned giving. Your estate planning attorney can help you achieve your long-term…
Toward the end of the year and beginning of the New Year, you may think about your legal, financial, and tax planning. You may also consider giving to one or more charitable organizations. Combine these together and you have the…
Estate planning requires careful planning. Don't listen to neighbors who claim you don’t need to hire an attorney or that you have plenty of time to get your affairs in order. You never know what lays down the road. Here’s an…
Imagine if the following happened to you: A decedent disinherits her daughter in her Last Will and Testament believing it meant that the daughter would not receive any of client’s assets when decedent passes away. Unfortunately, the mom forgot that…
Does your neighbor like to give you advice? Perhaps the latest you received is that you shouldn’t invest in the stock market because it’s too risky. Unless your neighbor is a financial advisor, you may not want to listen to…
We all have them…A well-meaning neighbor. Yours may have an interest in law. And thanks to popular “legal” television shows, he or she may attempt to give you advice based on fictional or so-called “real” cases. For example, if your…
Are you taking legal advice from your neighbor? For example, Sally, your neighbor of 10 years, may be a novice legal eagle who thinks she knows the difference between a will and revocable living trust and tells you which document…