Since you spend your time rescuing other people, you may find it difficult to imagine a time when you might need help or rescue.
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If something happens, a successor trustee you previously selected steps in without court involvement. In such a case, they manage the trust on your behalf. You can also designate what happens to the trust’s money and property at your death.
Although you may not own millions, your estate needs a proper legal plan, or an estate lesson plan. Estate is a general term referring to everything you own.
While many assume that a will or trust signed in an attorney’s office is valid, such is not always the case. Attorneys who do not specialize in estate planning may be unfamiliar with the formalities required to make a will or trust legally valid in their state.
Most people agree that a long life is good. However, life alone does not guarantee ideal circumstances. For example, longevity, coupled with physical or mental incapacity, can prove challenging.
Chadwick Boseman died at the age of 43, after a four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman kept his cancer diagnosis a secret for four years, working on projects such as the Black Panther in the Marvel Comics Avengerfilm franchise.
A generation-skipping trusts allows you to distribute your money and property to your grandchildren, or even to later generations, without taxation, by using your lifetime exemption to offset any tax that could be due.
A trust (specifically, a Revocable Living Trust) (RLT) is a formal relationship. In it, the trust-maker names a trusted individual (trustee) to manage accounts and property.
Often, family members “lawyer up” and settle in for a long, drawn-out court battle. In such cases, attorney fees often spiral into the tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
To better assist our clients, we are available to meet by telephone or video conference. We may also be able to use remote procedures for the signing and executing of your documents, eliminating the need for you to come into our office at all.