by Trust Counsel | Dec 29, 2021 | Articles, Family, Financial, Incapacity
When it comes to estate planning, most people automatically think about taking legal steps to ensure the right people inherit their stuff when they die. Although that thought is not wrong, it also leaves out a very important piece of planning for life, and perhaps...
by Trust Counsel | Dec 23, 2021 | Articles, Estate Planning, Family, Financial, Trusts
If you are like many homeowners, your home is likely your family’s most valuable and treasured asset. In light of this, you want to plan wisely to ensure your home will pass to your heirs in the most efficient and safe manner possible when you die or in the event you...
by Trust Counsel | Oct 29, 2021 | Articles, Estate Planning, Family, Financial
Even if you put a totally solid estate plan in place, it can turn out to be worthless for the people you love if it’s not regularly updated. Estate planning is not a one-and-done type of deal—your plan should continuously evolve along with your life circumstances and...
by Trust Counsel | Oct 22, 2021 | Articles, Estate Planning, Family, Financial
Yours, mine and ours … in today’s modern family, it’s oh so common. The blended family is the product of 2nd (or more) marriages, in which one or more of the parties comes with children from a prior marriage. And then, they may even go on to have children together. If...
by Trust Counsel | Oct 14, 2021 | Articles, Celebrity Estates, Financial
This month marks the 140th birthday of Pablo Picasso, a legendary artist with about 45,000 works attributed to his name, not to mention his millions of dollars in cash, gold, bonds, and stocks. Years of family drama have ensued after his death. Why, you ask?...
by Trust Counsel | Sep 24, 2021 | Articles, Asset Protection, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Family, Financial, Probate, Trusts, Wills
As the host of the wildly popular The Joy of Painting TV series on PBS, Bob Ross became a pop-culture icon, who was equally famous for his giant head of hair, soothing baritone voice, and folksy demeanor as he was for his iconic landscape paintings. And like so many...
