Estate Planning & Elder Law Articles — page 25
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New Year, New You: Make This the Year you Finally Organize Your Estate
Estate planning is a life-long project. As soon as a person reaches the age of majority, they gain full control of their medical and financial affairs. This is great and yet with new responsibility comes new risk. Even… Read “New Year, New You: Make This the Year you Finally Organize Your Estate”
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Estate Planning Checklist: Five Things You Need to do Before New Year's
If you’re the pragmatic type, one of your New Year’s Resolutions may have been finally getting your estate in order. However, if you’re human, you might not have gotten around to it. The promises we make in January are… Read “Estate Planning Checklist: Five Things You Need to do Before New Year's”
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‘Tis the Season: How Charitable Giving Benefits Your Community and Your Estate
Modern Christmas is about a lot of things and yet giving has remained a core value of the holiday. When we gather with friends and family, we give our time. When we awaken on Christmas morning, we give gifts to our… Read “‘Tis the Season: How Charitable Giving Benefits Your Community and Your Estate”
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What is Probate Court and Should You Really Avoid It?
Probate court gets a bad rap. If you’ve been reading about estate planning, you’ve no doubt encountered the raft of articles warning you of how bad the process can get. The fees will eat you alive, they say; the process… Read “What is Probate Court and Should You Really Avoid It?”
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Holiday Conversation Starters: Why You Need to Talk About Estate Planning This Year
Nobody relishes the idea of talking about estate planning and yet if you want to maintain a healthy relationship with your loved ones now and long after you’re gone, it’s something you need to do. This year, when your… Read “Holiday Conversation Starters: Why You Need to Talk About Estate Planning This Year”
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Starting a Business: The Crucial Protective Measure Most Entrepreneurs Overlook
More US adults are starting a business than ever before. According to the United States Census Bureau, 2020 saw a record 4.4 million new business applications filed. In 2021, this number jumped to 5.4 million—up 53%… Read “Starting a Business: The Crucial Protective Measure Most Entrepreneurs Overlook”
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Living Your Best Afterlife: How to Protect Your Family After You’re Gone
With Halloween on the horizon and ghosts and ghouls decorating the streets, we can’t help but think about the afterlife. One day, we’ll all be six feet under and while the zombies in the storefronts might indicate… Read “Living Your Best Afterlife: How to Protect Your Family After You’re Gone”
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What Taylor Swift Can Teach You About Getting Your Affairs in Order
Taylor Swift probably wasn’t thinking about estate planning when she wrote, “words, how little they mean when you’re a little too late,” and yet the lyric applies to financial affairs just as well as to affairs of the… Read “What Taylor Swift Can Teach You About Getting Your Affairs in Order”
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Queen Elizabeth II Has Died. Here’s What Will Happen to Her Estate
On Thursday, September 8 Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. As the UK’s longest-serving monarch, it comes as no surprise that she leaves behind an immense fortune… Read “Queen Elizabeth II Has Died. Here’s What Will Happen to Her Estate”
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Risk Mitigation: The Role of an Estate Plan in Keeping You Safe
Ask the average person about the first thing that comes to mind when they think of personal and household risk mitigation and they will probably mention an alarm system, regular visits to the doctor, pepper spray, and a… Read “Risk Mitigation: The Role of an Estate Plan in Keeping You Safe”