With the Internet of Things (IoT) intertwined with our lives, identifying and managing the digital property you own is more important than ever. From smart home devices to online investments and bank accounts, we’ve gone way beyond using the internet…
Protecting your children's and grandchildren's inheritances from creditors should be a part of your estate plan. A simple way to achieve inheritance protection is through a trust. A trust can pass your wealth bypassing probate. This allows specific trust provisions…
Dementia often leaves elderly people unprepared for future care. If you or someone you love has received a dementia diagnosis, begin immediately to discuss and seek guidance for future care. For help in implementing the steps that need to be…
As you may recall, in 2007, hotel heiress Leona Helmsley left $12 million in a trust fund for the care of her Maltese puppy "Trouble." The Value of an Animal Trust for Your Pet For those who care about the…
As far as estate planning and elder law are concerned, they serve different functions with some overlap, yet they are both equally important to protect you and your family. The two terms tend to go hand in hand, but there…
Most of the traditional estate planning elements are obsolete when it comes to digital assets. Crypto-assets may comprise significant individual wealth in the forms of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and noncurrency blockchain tokens. If you own any of these asset classes,…
Losing a spouse or long-term partner makes it hard to think beyond your grief. However, it is crucial to understand there are important and timely decisions you need to make regarding your finances and personal estate plan. In truth, estate…
Power of attorney allows you to appoint a trusted person to handle transactions for you. They could be related to personal finances, business operations, or medical needs and used for a single immediate purpose or an ongoing situation. This may…
The risk of probate litigation can be increased by a number of family circumstances. Still, there are two fundamental reasons: families disagree with how to handle a mentally incapacitated family member or, after death, disagreements regarding the dissolution of the…
When it comes to deciding how to leave property to your children, the obvious choice is to divide everything equally. That is the straightforward choice when all your children are doing equally well. But if not – if, for example,…