Posts Tagged ‘Estate Planning’
Estate Planning Trends: Generational Differences in Estate Planning
Believe it or not, your birthday probably has a big effect on how you think about estate planning. However, we are not talking astrology. A Scorpio with a moon in…
Read MoreThis is So Unfair: Let’s Talk About Unequal Inheritance
Fair doesn’t always mean equal. If you’re out for dinner with your kids aged two and ten, you’re not going to order them the same meal. Likewise, if you’re at…
Read MoreProtecting Your Family’s Security: Integration of Your Estate Plan and Your Financial Plan
If you’ve been following our blog, you know that estate planning is an important step in protecting your family’s financial security. Whether drawing up a Will or establishing a Trust,…
Read MoreFour Simple Steps to Take the Pain out of Probate Court
If there is not a good reason to probate an Estate (and, sometimes, there is) probate court is one of those places you don’t want to visit. Surprisingly, compared to…
Read More3 Easy-to-Overlook Estate Planning Considerations
People avoid Estate Planning, either because they never outgrew that teenage feeling of invincibility, or because they overestimate the complexity of the task. Yes, drafting your Estate Plan is one…
Read MoreHow to Talk to Your Children About Your Estate Plan
As a parent, you know all too well that awkward conversations come with the territory. There’s no avoiding telling your kids about the birds and the bees and—whether you like…
Read MoreThe Unique Considerations of Protecting Your Family as a Single Parent
Single parents know all too well that their every decision carries double the weight. When you’re flying without a co-pilot, there is no margin for error…which is why instituting mechanisms…
Read More5 Estate Planning Tasks to Address Now, While You’re Able-Minded & Bodied
Estate planning is often thought of as end-of-life planning, which leads many people to make the enormous mistake of neglecting the task until it’s too late. While, yes, some elements…
Read MoreHow to Avoid Probate in Texas: 4 Tips from a Probate Lawyer
Unless you’ve been invited to visit the Queen, a court date is never something to look forward to easily. This is true of criminal court, bankruptcy court…and, trust a probate…
Read MoreDo I Have an Estate to Plan at All?
Ask most people about their estate, and chances are their response will fall somewhere between “Do I have an estate?” and “Who do you think I am?” After all, the…
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