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Today, many people are conscientious about the environment when they are planning the final disposition of their body, or when a loved one is to be laid to rest. As such consideration is given to burial in a mausoleum, or cremation with inurnment, scattering of cremains or other environmentally sound ways to dispose of […]
Joint Tenancy is truly the “hypocrite” of all estate planning techniques because it appears deceptively simple and predictable, yet problematic upon closer inspection. All too often, one who uses joint tenancy buys into the lie that because property will eventually transfer to the survivor of two joint tenants upon the death of the first, that Joint Tenancy is truly the […]
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644, is a landmark civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled (5-4) that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court […]
This is a tale of two estates. The Estate of Lisa: Lisa was a well-respected estate planning attorney who knew the benefit of a trust-based estate plan, which includes a Revocable Living Trust “Trust.” Lisa left behind a very simple and very old Last Will and Testament because she thought revising her estate plan to […]
A trust is a fiduciary relationship among the grantor that is the party transferring a property upon the trustee for the benefit of the beneficiary. In some instances, it may be that one person fulfills these various roles but often a trust will list multiple people in each capacity. A revocable trust can be amended […]
Family-owned businesses are the backbone of the American economy. Family-owned businesses account for 64 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, generate 62 percent of the country’s employment, comprise 90 percent of all business enterprises in North America and account for 78 percent of all new job creation.1 Your family-owned business supports your family and is […]
“Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray…Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters [priests] of the Church, and they should pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. […]
Estate litigation can be downright awful. That is not to say that a great good cannot be done by advocating the rights of a Decedent in a financial exploitation action, or to assist an heir where a loved one now deceased was unduly influenced in writing a will. Ultimately, a lawsuit is never so sweet […]
How will Spot, your beloved family dog, be cared for after you are gone? Who will look after Spot to make sure he is cared for, loved and fed? How will you know for certain that those who will look after him will have the money and resources to do so? A pet trust can […]
1. Your decision: Burial or Cremation One of the most difficult decisions an individual may face is whether to be buried or cremated after death. In many instances, this decision is left up to a loved one. Consider the relief a family receives when one creates the appropriate estate planning documents and makes the decision […]
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