Jun 22, 2020 | Estate Planning
If you have a personal item from someone who has passed away, you know how much that simple possession can mean. Sometimes the smallest things are the things we treasure most, because they connect us to someone we love and can no longer be with. At least that’s how it...
May 28, 2020 | Estate Planning
Getting Certain Things To Certain People – Why Does It Matter? Think for a moment about the most valuable things you own. If your house was on fire, what would you grab on your way out? For most of us, our most treasured possessions are pictures of our kids,...
May 8, 2020 | Current Events, Estate Planning
How do we move forward from COVID-19? Though the pandemic isn’t over yet, we’re past the initial weeks of the crisis, and as restrictions begin to ease throughout the country, we’re left asking, what now? Together, we will slowly figure out what life looks like after...
May 5, 2020 | Estate Planning
Trusts can benefit you in your relational estate planning goals because they allow you to place restrictions on how your loved ones can use the assets that you leave them. There are many reasons why you might want to restrict how someone can use funds. They could be...
Apr 30, 2020 | Estate Planning, Legacy
As an estate planning and probate attorney, I see death, and the heartache that accompanies it, every day. I watch the dying and their loved ones struggle with fear, physical and emotional pain, grief, depression, and more. But in the midst of this darkness, I also...
Apr 23, 2020 | Estate Planning
In our recently published book, Fearless: Facing the Future Confidently with Relational Estate Planning, (soon to be available on Amazon!) we explain what it means to have an estate planning philosophy that focuses on your loved ones’ well-being, rather than focusing...
