Another Estate Planning Lesson from Kobe Bryant

by Trust Counsel | Apr 22, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Trusts, Wills

We initially wrote a piece on Kobe on our blog – you can check it out here: https://trustcounsel.com/2020/02/nba-superstar-kobe-bryants-estate-plan/ Honestly, I did not follow Kobe Bryant during his lifetime. I knew of him and knew of his career but nothing more than...

Online Wills? When You Should, When You Shouldn’t and Where to Do It

by Trust Counsel | Apr 17, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Trusts, Wills

With all of the media about “digital wills” and “online estate planning” it could be tempting to think you can do your estate planning yourself, online. And, maybe you can. But, if you do, you need to know the potential pitfalls. Online estate planning could be a big...

A Map to Doing the Right Thing for the People You Love During the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Trust Counsel | Apr 10, 2020 | Articles, Health Care Directive

Right now, huge numbers of people are coming face to face with their own mortality, and realizing they need to plan for the worst. This goes not just for those of us in the “senior” category, but for all of us, no matter our age. We are facing the reality of our...

Estate Planning Lessons from Tiger King

by Trust Counsel | Apr 9, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Trusts, Wills

The world has gone wild for the Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness. And for good reason: the show has an eccentric zoo owner named Joe Exotic, animal activist Carole Baskin, tigers, murderous plots, mystery disappearances, and more. In fact, the...

How To Get Access to Your COVID Stimulus Money

by Trust Counsel | Apr 6, 2020 | Articles, Health Care Directive

It’s the beginning of the month, and bills are coming due. If you are stressed out, it’s important that you know where and how to get access to financial relief. Please consider this not only for yourself, but for your adult children and elderly parents, too, even if...

The Most Important Legal and Financial Actions To Take Right Now

by Trust Counsel | Mar 27, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Trusts, Wills

As you already know, the COVID-19 pandemic means nothing is business as usual. Many states have implemented a “shelter-in-place” order to limit the spread of the disease; however, if you are not in a place with such an order, or if your parents are not following it,...