This is for all the parents out there. If you have one, two, three or more children then it’s important to know how you can secure their future and incorporate them into your estate plan. There are different ways to go about this depending on the following: Your child or children are under the age of 18 and legally Continue Reading →
Life can be difficult and filled with many ups and downs and challenges, but it doesn’t need to be all gloom and doom. It doesn’t have to be difficult when you take each obstacle one step at a time. Sit down and think of ways you’d cover all your bases by taking the initiative and thinking about your estate plan Continue Reading →
Many things can happen in life, and it’s not always possible to plan for every scenario individually. Oftentimes, we never want to think about those what-if scenarios that deal with an untimely death. These topics are tough to think about. That’s why it’s best to frame it as a selfless decision. Thinking about every possible estate planning scenario Continue Reading →
Broaching the topic of estate planning with your children can be a daunting task, with a mixture of difficult emotions for everyone involved, rising to the surface—anxiety, fear, or even avoidance. Depending on their age, maybe you think they might not follow or understand the discussion. But it’s important to talk to your children about estate planning. Overall, no Continue Reading →
While planning your estate and will is vital for ensuring that your family is well taken care of, life happens, and the planning process is continuously put off. While we can urge you to start planning today, let’s look more in-depth as to why you should plan out life insurance and the issues that can arise if you don’t plan Continue Reading →
Assigning guardianship shares a lot in common with planning your estate. What if something happens to me, who will watch over my children? There is a lot of stress and anxiety that goes with handing over parental control of a child, but there doesn’t have to be. Just like planning your estate, you have control over who you want to Continue Reading →
Planning your estate and planning your legacy may correlate in some aspects, but are, at their core, entirely different. Planning your legacy is creating a memorable image of yourself that will last for future generations. Think of it this way—leaving behind a legacy is just like writing a book. It’s creating your story for others to read and reflect. Estate Continue Reading →
Each passing day can be more stressful than the last. As these uncertain times continue to progress, we continue to dream of the days past where the future and our estates were more concrete. While we continue to adapt our social lives to the coming changes, what about your financial stability? Perhaps you wrote your will before these changes happened, Continue Reading →
Right now is a time with many unknowns—a lot of things we can’t control. We don’t know when daily living as we know it—meeting up with friends, enjoying a new restaurant, actually going to a movie theatre to watch the newest release, not having to fret over lack of toilet paper—will get back to some sort of semblance of order. Continue Reading →
Hear me out. I’m going to admit that most lawyers get it wrong here, and I used to be one of them. I used to do exactly what I would absolutely cringe at doing now. It’s really amazing how much our clients have taught me over the last five years – they’ve brought to us every estate planning scenario imaginable, and Continue Reading →