by Leslie Marenco | Aug 17, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
Committing to a conscious divorce means protecting your children from end-of-marriage related trauma. When the marriage ends in a cooperative manner, divorce can be transformed from a contentious event into one that can inspire healthy growth. In fact, engaging in...
by Leslie Marenco | Aug 10, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
Some people assume that because they’ve named a specific heir as the beneficiary of their IRA in their will or trust that there’s no need to list the same person again as beneficiary in their IRA paperwork. Because of this, they often leave the IRA beneficiary form...
by Leslie Marenco | Aug 3, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
It’s back-to-school time again, and when it comes to estate planning you may have homework to do. As a parent, your most critical—and often overlooked—task is to select and legally document guardians for your minor children. Guardians are people legally named to care...
by Leslie Marenco | Jul 27, 2018 | Articles, Uncategorized
Last week, we shared the first part of this series explaining the powers and duties that come with serving as trustee. Here in part two, we discuss the rest of a trustee’s core responsibilities. [PFL – INSERT HYPERLINK BEHIND TEXT TO PREVIOUS ARTICLE IN BLOG...
by Leslie Marenco | Jul 20, 2018 | Articles, Estate Planning
If a friend or family member has asked you to serve as trustee for their trust upon their death, you should feel honored—this means they consider you among the most honest, reliable, and responsible people they know. However, being a trustee is not only a great honor,...