Ever since you were a kid, you can remember spending the summers at the family’s vacation cottage. It is just an hour or so from your main home in the city, but it has a secluded atmosphere and direct water access. It’s a relaxing place to go to. You and your brothers...
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What to do with a jointly inherited house
You and your sibling inherited the family home together -- but you’re not sure exactly what you should (or can) do with it now. You aren’t even sure if you and your sibling can agree on what to do with the home since you tend to have very different goals for the...
Protect yourself from quitclaim deed fraud when buying a house
There are several different kinds of deeds that people can use to transfer the ownership of real property from one party to another. The quitclaim deed is arguably the most ubiquitous and well-known of all deeds, but it is also the form of deed that could most easily...
Choose your power of attorney (or attorneys) in your estate plan
When you are working on your estate plan, one thing you will need to decide on is who to have as your durable power of attorney agent. Your agent under this document will represent you in whatever capacity you agree to. For example, they may be the person to make...