by Susan Grissom | May 18, 2021 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Part of creating an estate plan may include documenting what you want your family to do with your body after you die. You can have a funeral and burial, be cremated, donate organs, or you can donate your whole body to science. In some cases, the family decides to...
by Susan Grissom | May 11, 2021 | Estate Planning, Probate, Wills & Trust
When you create an estate plan, one of the vehicles you can use to manage your assets either during your lifetime or after your death is a trust. There are several types of trusts available depending on your circumstances and how you want to manage your estate. Two of...
by Susan Grissom | Mar 9, 2021 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
We receive several questions related to trusts on a regular basis. In this blog, I will address some of the most frequent questions regarding trusts and taxes. Do trusts pay taxes? One of the most frequent questions I get with regards to trusts is whether income...
by Madalyn Davis | Feb 23, 2021 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Once clients get a draft of their estate plan, the most frequent comment is “I tried to read it, but some of it was legal gibberish.” While we try to make our legal documents as straight forward and clear as possible, to make them as legally effective as...
by Madalyn Davis | Feb 16, 2021 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
Creating an estate plan when you have minor children brings special considerations and concerns. Everyone wants to create a secure future for their children, but few often plan carefully for it. Here are some of the reasons an estate plan is so important with minor...
by Susan Grissom | Feb 9, 2021 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
When creating joint revocable trusts, clients try to plan for every possible future scenario. Many times, clients wonder what would happen in the event of their divorce, or if the one spouse passes and the surviving spouse re-marries. Trust documents can be written to...
