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 | Feb 25, 2022 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Financial, Inheritance, Trusts, Wills
Whether you’ve met with an estate planning lawyer before or it’s your first time, it’s important to understand how working with us, your Personal Family Lawyer® is different from meeting with a traditional lawyer. Here we will explain what’s involved with our process,...
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 | Dec 17, 2021 | Articles, Asset Protection, Business Succession, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family, Trusts, Wills
As you likely already know, but may not have given much thought about, the most important inheritance you provide is so much more than the money you’ll leave behind, but also includes your values, insights, stories, and experience. And, while those things are being...
by Trust Counsel | Oct 15, 2021 | Articles, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Trusts
When you hear the words, “trust fund,” do you conjure up images of stately mansions and party yachts? A trust fund – or trust – is actually a great estate planning tool for many people with a wide range of incomes who want to accomplish a specific purpose...
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...