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Written by: Attorney Anne Harris Quick Summary You didn’t expect to be making these decisions alone. One day you were half of a team. Now you’re the one fielding phone calls from banks, advisors, and well-meaning family members, all of…

Written by: Attorney Scott Stork There is a specific kind of discomfort that arrives during tax season and has nothing to do with what you owe the IRS. It is the moment you pull up a retirement account statement to…

Written by: Attorney Anne Harris There is a particular kind of exhaustion that belongs exclusively to the sandwich generation. It is not just the physical tiredness of managing two households, two sets of needs, and two calendars that were never…

Written by: Attorney Scott Stork There is a particular kind of false comfort that comes with having an estate plan you have not looked at in fifteen years. It is still there. It is still signed. It still technically exists.…

Written by: Attorney Raymond Chandler Probate in Missouri typically takes nine to eighteen months for a standard estate. Smaller estates that qualify for the simplified process can finish in three to six months, while those involving contested wills, creditor disputes,…

Written by: Attorney Marcus Tecarro You watch your mother struggle to get out of a chair. Your father forgets the same story he told you yesterday. The doctor uses phrases like “declining mobility” and “progressive cognitive changes.” And somewhere in…

Written by: Attorney Scott Stork Yes and no, and knowing the difference could save your family’s home. Medicaid will not seize your parents’ house while they’re alive. The home is a protected asset, and they don’t have to sell it…

You probably remember the year you created your estate plan. Maybe it was 2010, after your second child was born. Or 2012, when you bought the house. The signing ceremony felt significant.  You gathered documents, met with an attorney, signed…

Remember that old photo album tucked away in the closet? The one where your kids still have missing teeth and questionable haircuts? You probably laugh when you stumble across those pictures, marveling at how much has changed.  Your children have…

For families in St. Charles and St. Louis County, the transition to an “empty nest” is often marked by a sense of relief and the excitement of a new chapter. However, there is an invisible threat that industry experts rarely…