What Happens To Your Venmo, PayPal, & Apple Pay Accounts At Your Death? What Happens To Your Digital Payments Accounts When You Die? It has been said that nothing ever dies on the Internet. While this dictum is typically used as a warning that what we put online may come back to haunt us, [...]
What Not To Include In Your Estate Planning Documents How To Protect Your Estate From Identity Theft & Other Risks One important purpose of estate planning is to facilitate the transfer of ownership of your money and property to your family and loved ones when you pass away. For this transfer to be as [...]
What Is a Devise In My Estate Plan? How To Choose The Right Type Of Devise For Your Estate If you are thinking about creating an estate plan, you may hear some new and confusing terms that make your brain hurt. To add to your bewilderment, not only are some of the words unfamiliar, [...]
Home Security Systems & Estate Planning Integrating Your Home Security System Into Your Estate Plan Estate planning helps bring peace of mind and a sense of security, both in our lifetime and beyond. While we cannot predict our fate, we can at least dictate how our money and property will be distributed and ensure [...]
Cross-Border Estate Planning Top 5 Concerns for Families to Consider When Holding Property in Multiple Countries When families own assets in both the United States and other countries, there are several estate planning issues that can arise that may come as a surprise to those who have not planned ahead. As a law firm [...]
Investment & Distribution Trustees: Why Would I Need Both? When creating a trust, it is common to name yourself as the initial trustee who is responsible for all aspects of administering the trust. However, when considering who will take over when you can no longer act (either because of illness or death), it is [...]
Have An Etsy Store? Make Sure It Is Properly Protected The online marketplace Etsy has gone from a niche craft seller to one of the largest commerce companies in the world. Etsy has millions of active sellers worldwide, most of whom are based in the United States. Many Etsy sellers rely on the site [...]
Was Your Loved One a Book Lover? Think Twice Before You Throw Them Out An individual’s belongings—such as jewelry, furniture, photographs, and books—sometimes slip through the cracks of their estate plan. While certain books may be gifted to a beneficiary in a loved one’s will, a book lover may leave behind other books that [...]
Integrating a Community Property Trust Into Your Estate Plan Careful, trust-based estate planning is the best way to ensure the highest quality of life for you and your loved ones. But, a well-crafted estate plan consists of many parts. Couples with highly appreciated accounts or property (something that is worth more now than when [...]
Three Things You Must Do To Protect Your Family If You Are Recently Unemployed If you have recently lost your job, you are not alone! Inflation has skyrocketed in the United States over the past couple of years. Some smaller businesses have not been able to survive the increased expenses, putting employees out of [...]
