In the process of buying an automobile, Denise thought it would be a good idea to title the car in her daughter Ann’s name along with her own. That way, Mom thought, if something happened to her, Ann could just take the car and use it without any legal “hassles”. ...
Providing for children with special needs through an estate plan involves unique considerations. That is particularly true when the child’s parents are divorced and child support is involved. “There are few challenges more difficult than going through divorce and...
For parents of children with special needs, estate planning involves a special set of challenges. How will a child with a physical or mental disability be taken care of after the parents have died? Importantly, how can the child continue to receive governmental...
More than 125 years ago, the great Oliver Wendell Holmes had this to say about estate planning: “Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust”. “Trusts are the most useful and unique devices available in the field of estate planning,” according to Harvey...
As a parent, you want to make sure your children are provided for no matter what; at Geyer & Associates, “child-proofing” your estate plan is often a big part of our work with clients who are in their 20s and 30s. Particularly for parents, estate planning is about...
There’s a reason that client testimonials for Geyer Legal Group, PC make many of the same points in describing their experience: “They made us feel so comfortable….” “took time to explain..” “easy to understand…” “straightforward…” “stress-free…” “made an...
You’re getting ready to have a conversation on a really difficult topic. The dilemma of all difficult conversations, explain authors Stone, Patton, and Heen of the Harvard Negotiation Project, is that if we avoid the problem, our feelings fester and we’ve lost an...
Bob and Susan, an older couple with an adult son, own a big farm, where they hope to live the rest of their lives. Bob’s estate plan includes leaving the farm to their son John, subject to a life estate for Susan; Susan’s plan includes the same life estate arrangement...
“’Probate’ is one of the dirtiest words in all of estate planning,” quips Tom Nawrocki in LifeHealthPro. Many clients focus on setting up their estate and their will with the express purpose of avoiding probate, he explains....
For estate and elder law attorneys, grief and mourning go with the territory. We work to help our clients protect the people most important to them and the assets they’ve worked a lifetime to achieve. We offer compassionate counsel and care. We must accept the simple...
