by Leslie Marenco | May 5, 2014 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business/ Corporate Law
I was about to write “…one of the primary advantages of incorporating your business is that business owners are not held personally liable for the debts or liabilities of the entity” when I stopped myself. Let’s be real; the whole freaking purpose of setting up a...
by Leslie Marenco | May 3, 2014 | Articles, Case Law, Estate Planning
I have written before about the risks of do-it-yourself estate planning and explained how people who use these methods end up with a false sense of security. They create documents that they believe will address their needs but wind up being ineffective and much more...
by Leslie Marenco | May 2, 2014 | Articles, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Health Care Directive, Kids Protection Planning, Probate, Special Needs Planning, Trusts, Wills
Many people fail to create an estate plan because they don’t truly understand what is involved and therefore believe it is too complicated. But the real truth is that creating an estate plan during your lifetime is far less complicated than what your family will deal...
by Leslie Marenco | May 1, 2014 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business/ Corporate Law
Recently, a woman came into my office concerned and confused because she was served with a Complaint regarding the assets of a business she had purchased over a year ago. The Plaintiff was claiming that she had conspired with what appeared to be at the time the...
by Leslie Marenco | Apr 25, 2014 | Articles, Trusts
The perfect gift for your child or grandchild on the occasion of their birth, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Sweet 16 or Quinceañera cannot be found in any store. Instead, the hopes and wishes you have for your child (or grandchild’s) future can best be expressed with a gift of...
by Leslie Marenco | Apr 18, 2014 | Articles, Estate Planning
If you are like most Americans, you will probably be spending at least some of your vacation time this summer with older family members. While there are few perfect times to talk with parents about their estate plan, the relaxed times you spend together on vacation...