Special Needs Planning

Estate planning should always be customized to each individual creating a plan. This is particularly important when planning for beneficiaries with disabilities.
Can Unequal Inheritances Be Fair?

The important thing to acknowledge is that the emotions behind the reasons are not trivial, but are important and should not be dismissed or minimized.
Why are Contingent Beneficiaries Important?

When planning your estate rarely will you experience difficulty naming your initial beneficiary or beneficiaries for your will, IRA’s or life insurance.
How to Pass on Family Heirlooms with Fewer Estate Battles

There are better—and often more creative—ways to plan and divide that can avoid family squabbles over cars, jewelry, furniture and household items.
What Is Multigenerational Estate Planning?

When multiple generations live on the same property, issues over ownership, who inherits what and who provides what can get complicated fast.
Planning for Upcoming Federal Estate Tax Changes?

The closer we get to 2025, the more complicated estate planning gets for people who have an amount between where the limits are now and where the limits might be in 2026.
Transferring Property to Heirs? Skip Top Five Mistakes

Death is inevitable, but dying without an estate plan is not. Estate planning is a must for property owners, no matter how uncomfortable the subject might make you.
Key Documents For Your College Kid

A critical item is often missing from back-to-school college checklists — and it could be far more valuable than anything else your student takes to school this fall: signed legal documents.
Who Pays Taxes, the Estate or Heirs?

The heirs of an estate can be liable to pay the estate or income taxes (and perhaps other obligations) of the estate.
What is a Pour-Over Will?

This type of will can ensure that your assets go where you want them to. However, there are many misconceptions about them.