Monthly Archives: January 2024
Can You Omit A Child From Your Will Or Estate Documents?
There are certain times and certain situations, where, when you are making your estate plan, you may want to omit one of your biological children from that estate plan, or else, leave to them an inheritance that is significantly less than that of your other children. This can happen for a number of reasons…. Read More »
Trust Beneficiaries And Heirs Have Rights
If you are the beneficiary of a trust, in some ways, you may feel kind of hopeless, or at least, powerless. Your inheritance is based on instructions left in the trust to a trustee—or in other cases, what you get and when, may be totally dependent on the trustee’s discretion, if the trust gives… Read More »
Inheritance Theft: Don’t Be A Victim
We often don’t think of inheritances as something that could actually be stolen. After all, there’s a will, or a trust, and possibly, a judge looking over a probate action if there is one, and so if you are entitled to receive assets from an estate, you are reasonably certain you will get what… Read More »
ABLE Accounts Can Help Protect Vital Government Benefits
People with disabilities have a unique problem, when it comes to estate planning and planning for their future. On the one hand, like anybody else, they want to plan for their future—in fact, because of the potentially increased need for health care, assistance, or assisted living, they may have an even greater need to… Read More »