Charitable giving can help reduce your tax burden while allowing you to leave a legacy to a cause you believe in. There are many different tools that can be used to accomplish your charitable objectives while preserving assets for your loved ones. Read More

There are a number of considerations to keep in mind when estate planning across state lines. Each state’s laws may be different, and documents that are legally valid in one state may be refused in another. Read More

If you have ever lost a loved one and had to go through a complicated or stressful probate process to settle their estate, you probably want to avoid putting your family through that. Probate may not be nearly as bad as you expect, and sometimes ther… Read More

When you are preparing to marry and blend your family with your new spouse’s, you’re probably not thinking about endings; you’re focused on your new beginning. While your marriage is certainly a time for joy, a bit of planning ahead can make su… Read More

One of the advantages of a living trust is that it allows you to manage, use, and enjoy property during your lifetime with the confidence that, after your death, someone you trust will step into your shoes, managing trust assets and making distributi… Read More

One of the first things we say to our new spouse on our wedding day is “‘..til death do us part.” But when we say it, we’re not really thinking about what it means; wedding days are more about imagining what “happily ever after” will look… Read More

June is Pride Month, a time to remember and honor the history of the LGBTQ+ community. It’s also a good time, if you are a member of that community, to think about the future—specifically, your estate plan. Estate planning has always been importa… Read More

You already know that you need an estate plan, and if you have taken steps to create one, you probably also know that you should talk to your family about your estate plan. Sometimes, however, that conversation is a difficult one. Estate planning exi… Read More