by Trust Counsel | Nov 18, 2020 | Asset Protection, Business Succession, Case Law, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Health Care Directive, High Net Worth, Incapacity, Income Tax, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, Kids Protection Planning, Liens/Debt, Scams, Special Needs Planning, Trusts, Uncategorized, Vacation / Travel, Wills
On October 15th, nearly two months after the death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, filed documents with the Los Angeles probate court seeking to be named administrator of his estate. Earlier this year, Boseman and Ledward were...
by Trust Counsel | Nov 6, 2020 | Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Case Law, Celebrity Estates, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Health Care Directive, High Net Worth, Income Tax, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, Kids Protection Planning, Non - US Citizen, Probate Litigation, Real Property / Real Estate, Retirement, Special Needs Planning, Trusts, Wills
If you’re like most people, you likely think estate planning is just one more task to check off of your life’s endless “to-do” list. You may shop around and find a lawyer to create planning documents for you, or you might try creating your own DIY plan using online...
by Trust Counsel | Oct 30, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business/ Corporate Law, Case Law, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Financial, Gift Tax, Guardianship, Income Tax, Inheritance, IRAs / 401(k), IRS, Kids Protection Planning, Liens/Debt, Probate, Real Property / Real Estate, Special Needs Planning, Trusts, Wills
No matter who you vote for on November 3rd, you may want to start considering the potential legal, financial, and tax impacts a change of leadership might have on your family’s planning. As you’ll learn here, there are a number of reasons why you may want to start...
by Trust Counsel | Oct 23, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family, Financial, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, Inheritance, Intellectual Property, Kids Protection Planning, Probate, Real Property / Real Estate, Retirement, Trusts
October 19th-25th, 2020 is National Estate Planning Awareness Week, so if you’ve been thinking about creating an estate plan, but still haven’t checked it off your to-do list, now is the perfect time to get it done. If you or anyone you love has yet to...
by Trust Counsel | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, Incapacity, Inheritance, Kids Protection Planning, Wills
Being asked by a loved one to serve as trustee for their trust upon their death can be quite an honor, but it’s also a major responsibility—and the role is definitely not for everyone. Indeed, serving as a trustee entails a broad array of duties, and you are both...
by Trust Counsel | Feb 14, 2020 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Kids Protection Planning
In many families, money still is not a typical dinner table discussion, but we think it should be. Surprisingly, this is especially true when it comes to affluent parents. And, we hope to change it because one of the most important things you can do is talk to your...
