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November 27, 2020
Now Is The Time To Update Your Will As the weather dips below freezing, we should take a cold, hard look at ways to protect our loved ones this year. If you’ve already had a will prepared, you’re a step ahead of the rest. Your work […]
November 25, 2020
Having power of attorney (POA) is a massive responsibility. This allows the agent to make decisions for another person, who is called the principal. If the principal becomes incapacitated and can no longer decide on their behalf, whoever holds power of attorney oversees their major medical […]
November 24, 2020
Fiduciary duty is the legal term for when one party must act on behalf of another. They are trusted with the oversight of property or funds. There are many fiduciary duty examples, including a lawyer and client, a trustee and a beneficiary, a corporate board member […]
November 18, 2020
Intestate Succession Defined If you die without a will, what happens to your assets? Who decides where they go or what happens to them? Does your family have any control over these things? When a person dies without a legal will, their estate can be passed […]
November 8, 2020
After someone passes on, their estate often has to go through probate to handle the details of disbursement of property or other inheritances and to handle the requirements laid out in a will, should one exist. Probate is a fairly standard process, and, in many cases, […]
November 1, 2020
No one looks forward to the task of estate planning. That said, as one gets older and accumulates more assets, it becomes a bit of a necessity. You want to make sure that your survivors are taken care of and that your assets are distributed as […]
October 28, 2020
It’s always difficult when an aunt or uncle passes away, especially if it occurs unexpectedly. When you’ve had time to sit and think, you may have questions about what comes next. When you have a close relationship outside of the immediate family, like with an aunt […]
October 20, 2020
When a family purchases a life insurance policy, they do so under the assumption that the policy will pay out as promised in the event of an untimely death. Yet these policies often have many loopholes that companies will try to use to get out of […]
October 15, 2020
POA Abuse If you’ve granted someone Power of Attorney, the last thing you’re likely thinking is that the person you trusted would abuse power bestowed upon them. You’ve likely put thought into who you would trust to make decisions on your behalf should you become incapable […]