Posted on: July 24, 2025
Regardless of the time of year, it is always a suitable time for military members and their loved ones to create or revisit their estate plan. Military families face unique estate planning considerations that others do not, especially when a family member is deployed overseas or receives a temporary duty assignment. In addition, service members […]
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Posted on: July 21, 2025
When thinking through their estate plan and how they want their assets(money and property) managed after they pass away, most parents wish to treat their children equally, often out of a sense of fairness. However, sometimes being fair or doing what is right by your children may mean giving unequal inheritances. These unequal inheritances can […]
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Posted on: July 17, 2025
The allure of a foreign land—perhaps where the weather is milder, the pace of life slower, and the cost of living lower—is a dream for many Americans who want to escape our country’s fast-paced, high-cost living. Investing in real estate in a foreign country can make that dream a reality, and a tangible investment, for […]
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Posted on: July 14, 2025
As the federal estate tax exemption has ballooned from $5 million in 2011 to $13.99 million today and $15 million on January 1, 2026, the need for estate tax planning has drastically decreased. However, with a top marginal income tax rate of 37 percent, the focus of estate planning has shifted to a new frontier: […]
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Posted on: July 10, 2025
The irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) has long been a staple of estate planning, but many people are now searching for ways of undoing an irrevocable life insurance trust. This tool is designed to hold life insurance policies and remove the death benefit proceeds from an individual’s taxable estate (meaning that the value is not […]
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Posted on: July 7, 2025
In a modern world marked by information overload, overflowing inboxes, nonstop notifications, and the constant pressure to accumulate more stuff, minimalism offers a compelling counternarrative. However, it’s worth noting that minimalism doesn’t apply to estate planning, where thoroughness and detail are essential. Born from the mid-twentieth-century artistic rebellion and revived in the 2010s on the […]
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Posted on: July 3, 2025
You and your spouse have recently divorced, and the judge has signed the divorce decree. Now what? This is the ideal time to reassess your divorce decree and estate planning. Although you may feel that you have spent enough time and money on lawyers, there is one last attorney you need to talk to: an […]
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Posted on: June 30, 2025
Believe it or not, you cannot easily disinherit your spouse in the United States. In many states and the District of Columbia, you cannot intentionally disinherit your spouse unless your spouse agrees to receive nothing from your estate in a prenuptial, postnuptial, or other marital agreement. However, the same is not true for other family members. Generally, […]
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Posted on: June 26, 2025
You’ve found the love of your life, and as you’ve built your life together, you’ve likely weathered your fair share of storms and grown stronger because of them. Estate planning to protect your spouse is an important consideration now that you are married. You are uniquely situated to provide meaningful support for your spouse after […]
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