Estate Planning

Establishing an estate plan is crucial for ensuring a secure future for you and your family. A well-thought-out plan can safeguard your assets, outline how they are distributed, and ensure your loved ones are cared for after your passing. It also protects you and your...

Starting a business is the American dream for many people. There's a sense of pride in watching your idea come to life and prosper. Most entrepreneurs dream of having their children take over running the family business when they die. But unless it's in writing, your...

A no-contest clause in a will deters beneficiaries from contesting its validity by threatening them with disinheritance if they challenge the will and lose. While it may sound like an effective way to prevent legal disputes over your estate when you are gone, Florida...

As you may know, probate is the court-supervised process of settling an estate after its owner dies. If the decedent owned property outside their state of residence, it can introduce the need for ancillary probate. For example, if a New York resident who owns real...

If you are unhappy about a will, you may seek to challenge it. However, there are only certain reasons allowed to do this.  You should understand any consequences of challenging a will. It might upset people and some people insert no-contest clauses into their wills...

The estate executor is in charge of distributing assets from an estate, along with many other steps. They will tell the beneficiaries what to expect, distribute copies of the will, pay off debts and much more. But what if the person who made the estate plan used a...

When you wrote your will, you carefully allocated your major assets to certain beneficiaries – including real estate, investments and more. You may have also made some very deliberate and thoughtful gifts to your loved ones, including items of significant emotional...

No one wants their legacy to be marred by family squabbles or – worse – litigation after they’re gone. However, maybe you’re planning to take steps in your estate planning that you know will be unpopular and may even give loved ones grounds to question whether you did...

If your parents passed away, you may know that their assets are going to be transferred on to their chosen beneficiaries. Ideally, they will have an estate plan to define who these individuals are. Otherwise, state laws take effect and assets are typically transferred...

As a responsible adult, you’ve taken – or will soon take – time to create a will and estate plan in hopes of making things easier for your family after you pass away. However, making this effort doesn’t always prevent disagreements from arising after a will creator’s...