Wills have a reputation as the number one estate planning tool, in small part thanks to Hollywood’s dramatic “reading of the Will” scenes (which rarely happens in real life) to characters plotting how best to defraud their billionaire uncle’s Will [...]
If you're looking to collect life insurance proceeds as the policy’s beneficiary, the process is fairly simple. Not to mention, if you’ve been dependent on the person who died for financial support and/or you are responsible for paying for the [...]
These days, more and more young people are delaying—if not totally foregoing—a life that involves marriage and parenting. The lack of jobs, crushing student debt, multiple recessions, and the pandemic have pushed many young people into a life path that [...]
As we head into summer, many parents will see their children graduate high school and prepare to leave home to attend college or pursue other life goals. This can be an exciting and emotional time, and with so much going [...]
When you think about loved ones who’ve passed away, you probably don’t think very much—or even at all—about the “things” they’ve left you. And when they do leave something behind, what you likely cherish most about the object are the [...]
If you are a mom or dad with children under the age of 18 at home, your number-one estate planning priority should be selecting and legally documenting both long and short-term guardians for your kids. Guardians are the people legally [...]
