“Make two lists: your assets and the people you would like to own these assets one day,” advise the authors of The Beneficiary Book. That may not be as easy as it sounds, they caution. “In many cases, the hardest part about estate planning is taking inventory of your...
What can be done if someone in possession of a will refuses to file it with probate court? A named executor or an heir may ask the court to order the individual in possession of the will to produce it for the court. There are at least three very bad things that can...
According to Alexander A Bove, Jr., author of The Complete Book of Wills, Estates, & Trusts, “Wills are almost universally regarded as a sort of permanent memorial, a person’s final statement to the world…” Bove reminds us, though, that creating a will that is...
Like everything else, estate planning evolves over time, and keeping up with the changes – in both the law and in the way people think about estate planning - is a big part of what we do at Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates. We were very interested in the article...
“Estate planning overlaps with many other areas of law, making it a field that requires a large breadth of knowledge,” observes Legal Answers Web. Legal Answers names just a few: property law elder law tax law contract law “Tax law and estate planning are remarkably...
In our last two articles, we discussed the overlap that can occur between estate planning and family law, talking about two situations that may require us to operate as a team with a family law attorney in order to ensure a successful outcome for our clients:...
“There is a great deal of overlap between estate planning and family law,” as California attorney Christina McPherson points out. Last week we discussed just one example of the way different fields of law overlap, talking about the fact that grandparents planning to...
“There is a great deal of overlap between estate planning and family law,” explains California lawyer Christina McPherson. Why would knowledge of estate planning be important for a divorce lawyer? Once the divorce is done, McPherson point outs, you need to change the...
A premarital or prenuptial agreement is a contract between prospective spouses that is executed in contemplation of marriage; the marriage itself is consideration for the agreement.?”Pre-nups” typically specify how assets and debts will be handled in the event of a...
If you are not disabled, do not have the proper permit, placard or handicap license plates, please do not park in the designated accessible parking spaces, the Vantage Mobility International Company of Phoenixbegs. Not only is it frustrating for those that actually...
