Estate Planning Attorneys - Discouraging Disengagement In previous articles, I shared insights from James Brill’s excellent article, “Discouraging Disengagement.” Estate planning is fluid because time and circumstances alter plans. In the first … [Read more...]
HANDLE WITH CARE
Perhaps you have seen “HANDLE WITH CARE” stenciled on the outside of a container or crate. If you’re like me you may have tried to child-proof a room or dealt with the consequences of placing an item in harms’ way. As we get older we accumulate more … [Read more...]
SURPRISE!
Frequently, I will speak to someone about the death of a loved one and try to share wise counsel with them. There are a great many things that accompany death that most of us have little experience navigating. Each case is unique and each one has … [Read more...]
Will, Trust, and Powers of Attorney
One of my favorite things on social media is the pictures of the special cake, cupcake or project that shows a perfect example and then the not so perfect attempt to copy it. The children’s animated or puppet character cake looks amazing when the … [Read more...]
Why do I need a Will? I’m never going to die.
There is a well-known saying we’ve all heard before -- that is, the only thing in life that is certain is death and taxes. For most of us, the inevitability of paying taxes is something we see in the form of deductions in each paycheck. Yet, … [Read more...]