When a loved one dies, what you probably want to do is take time out to mourn them. Yet, a death in the family can create a lot of extra work, both legal and physical. While the bulk of the legal work should fall to the person named to execute the estate, other family...
A trust is an important estate planning tool that can give you peace of mind knowing that your assets will go to the right people when you pass on. At the very basic, a trust is a legal arrangement where the settlor transfers certain assets to the trustee to hold for...
Your estate plan should include instructions for all of your most valuable assets. The home where you live may be worth more than anything else you possess, making it a crucial asset to handle properly when planning your estate. Given the value of a home, testators...
When parents own cabins or vacation homes, or other types of second properties, they will often leave them to their heirs jointly. For instance, they may have four children and decide to split the ownership of the cabin between all four equally, so that they all own...
