Whenever a loved one passes away there is usually a period of grief, upheaval and oftentimes panic that results. This happens to most families who are faced with loss but it is even more true when dealing with unexpected requests…
The month of August brings with it National Back To School Month, National Wellness Month, National Dog Month — and a flurry of other fun recognition months you might have not known existed. It’s also National Make-A-Will Month! This time…
You’ve finally gotten around to drawing up your will. Great! And with a will under your belt, you may think you’re done with the estate planning part of life. But not so fast. Wills and estate plans, by nature, aren’t…
Talking about funeral plans – for your own or a loved one’s funeral – isn’t exactly a fun discussion. Like estate planning, however, it’s proving to be a necessary discussion these days – according to a recent 2021 trends article…
Creating your will and estate plan is a daunting but necessary task. Choosing the executor of your estate may run a close second. After all, he or she will have a lot of responsibilities when executing your will and your…
What do millennials want? This question stirs any number of answers these days. When it comes to estate planning, however, we now have more answers. A first-of-its-kind study recently pinpointed millennials’ preferences in estate planning and evaluated how their preferences…
These days, nearly everything can be done electronically. You can purchase a home, authorize medical decisions, transfer money, and make investments all virtually – and often without the need for a conversation with an actual person. You can also draw…
There’s a concerning trend in recent years where celebrities and notable figures died without wills or estate plans. It’s a trend that, in many cases, pre-dates COVID. It’s also one that fuels new motivation for everyone to ensure that, in…
As COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. eclipse 420,000 since the outbreak of the pandemic, the need for every individual to have an estate plan is top of mind. This key piece of advice has always been around, but it’s ever…
You know by now that it’s incredibly important to create an estate plan to be executed in the event that you pass away unexpectedly. This has been a best practice, honed and perfected, by estate planning attorneys (like us) for…