How to safely store your financial and legacy documents

September 15, 2021 / Financial Issues / 4 minutes of reading

You may have wondered, how to store my important documents? It is crucial to store your estate planning documents like your will, living wills, powers of attorney, trusts, medical directives, and financial information securely somewhere your survivors can easily access. Additionally, you need to securely store information about birth certificates, marriage licenses, even divorce decrees, […]

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What to know when appointing a power of attorney

September 13, 2021 / Powers of Attorney / 4 minutes of reading

In its various forms, power of attorney is an essential tool when planning when you may become incapacitated and require a trusted agent to manage your affairs. These legal documents can grant broad authority to one or more power of attorney agents to transact business or make medical decisions based on your behalf. What are

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Estate Planning Considerations for Vacation Homes

September 7, 2021 / Camp Legacy Planning / 4 minutes of reading

Many families enjoy spending time in their family vacation home. Sharing time and creating memories is the hallmark of such properties, and often there is a desire to preserve the home’s ownership within the family system for generations to come. Yet, even seemingly harmonious families can experience discord and exasperation when parents are no longer

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Another Species of Estate Planning – Pet Trusts

September 2, 2021 / Trusts / 3 minutes of reading

You may have heard, back in 2007, of a pet Maltese pup named “Trouble” whose human, hotel heiress Leona Helmsley, left a trust fund of $12 million to pay for Trouble’s care. Unfortunately, pet inheritances ever since have enjoyed a dubious reputation. For those who care about the well-being of their animals or livestock, animal

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Settling an Estate in the Absence of a Will

August 30, 2021 / Wills / 5 minutes of reading

According to caring.com and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, overall percentages of older Americans without a will, in essence, remain the same. Remarkably, younger adults with a will show an increase of sixty-three percent comparative to pre-pandemic times. This 18 – 34 year old demographic is now sixteen percent more likely to have a will than those 35

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How to safely store your financial and legacy documents

What to know when appointing a power of attorney

Estate Planning Considerations for Vacation Homes

Another Species of Estate Planning – Pet Trusts

Settling an Estate in the Absence of a Will

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