by Trust Counsel | Jun 13, 2023 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family, Guardianship, Inheritance, Kids Protection Planning, Probate, Trusts, Wills
When you think of estate planning, a Will is usually the first thing that comes to mind. In fact, most people who contact me tell me they don’t need anything complicated for their estate- just a Will. Indeed, Wills have a reputation as the number one estate planning...
by Trust Counsel | Jun 9, 2023 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts, Uncategorized
Whether you know him from his breakthrough role in “10 Things I Hate About You,” “A Knight’s Tale,” or his haunting and infamous performance as the one and only bat-hating gangster, the Joker, Heath Ledger, in his short, memorable life,...
by Trust Counsel | Apr 10, 2022 | Articles, Asset Protection, Family, Financial, Probate
In today’s highly litigious society you are at near-constant risk for costly lawsuits—even if you’ve done nothing wrong. This is especially true if you have substantial wealth, but even those with relatively few assets can find themselves in court facing a potentially...
by Trust Counsel | Mar 20, 2022 | Articles, Probate, Trusts, Wills
Unless you’ve created an estate plan that works to keep your family out of court, when you die (or become incapacitated) many of your assets must go through probate before those assets can be distributed to your heirs. Like most court proceedings, probate can be...
by Trust Counsel | Mar 13, 2022 | Articles, Asset Protection, Financial, Probate, Trusts, Wills
Unless you’ve created a proper estate plan, when you die many of your assets must first pass through the court process known as probate before those assets can be distributed to your heirs. Like most court proceedings, probate can be time-consuming, costly, and open...
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...