by Madalyn Davis | Nov 13, 2018 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
An ILIT is short for Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust. This kind of trust owns a life insurance policy and is commonly used to bypass estate taxes. These days, the current estate tax rate is $11.2 million a person, which means few clients need to be concerned about...
by Susan Grissom | Nov 6, 2018 | Wills & Trust
When you’ve had all the appropriate conversations with a family member and you are certain they have created a Will, it gives you peace of mind. When they pass away, and their Will or other important paperwork is seemingly impossible to locate, your peace of mind is...
by Susan Grissom | Oct 23, 2018 | Special Needs Trust, Wills & Trust
Parents have a natural desire to secure the future of their children. Because special needs children often live with their parents longer and rely on them more heavily, parents of special needs children have an additional concern – who will take care of my special...
by Susan Grissom | Oct 16, 2018 | Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
An estate planning is a necessity for everyone. When you pass away, you want your assets to go where you want them to go, not where a court decides they should go. In addition to naming beneficiaries and distributing your property and belongings, an estate plan can...
by Madalyn Davis | Aug 21, 2018 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
One of the most frequent problems I see in probate is improper titling on the deed for the home. Many couples believe because they bought the house together, they own it together and when one of them passes the home automatically goes to the surviving spouse. What...
by Madalyn Davis | Aug 14, 2018 | Elder Care, Estate Planning, Wills & Trust
I often hear, “I already have a Will, I don’t need to do that again.” What most clients don’t consider is how life circumstances may change their estate plan, or how changes in law could impact the documents that have already been executed. Even for clients who have...