Each of us will die eventually. This article looks at how planning can make your passing easier for those whom you leave behind. Specifically, this article will look at the importance of communicating your plans with your loved ones to avoid disputes after your death. The Importance of Communicating Your Plans … [Read more...] about The Importance of Communicating Your Plans
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How Can I Protect My Non-Citizen Spouse in My Estate Plan?
Not all that long ago it was fairly unusual for individuals from different backgrounds, much less different countries, to ever meet given the practical limitations of travel. Given that people rarely met people from other countries, they were even less likely to marry someone from another country. Over the last several decades, however, advances in science and technology have caused national borders to all but disappear. Nott surprisingly, a dramatic increase in intermarriage in America has … [Read more...] about How Can I Protect My Non-Citizen Spouse in My Estate Plan?
Planning for Step-Children
If your spouse has biological children, you may consider them your own. But, if you haven’t adopted them, they have no inheritance rights. This article looks at how to plan for step-children. Planning for Step-Children … [Read more...] about Planning for Step-Children
How Can the Funeral Rule Protect Me?
For some time after the death of a loved one, the survivors go through the mourning process. During this time, most people are highly emotional, vulnerable, and generally not capable of making the best decisions. Unfortunately, there are some funeral providers who exploit the grief of surviving loved ones. If you are in charge of making funeral plans for a recently deceased loved one, it may help you to know that there is an important federal law that can protect your from being taken advantage … [Read more...] about How Can the Funeral Rule Protect Me?
Tom Petty’s Family Members Battle Over His Estate
One of rock’s legends, singer-songwriter Tom Petty, died of an accidental drug overdose on October 2, 2017 at the age of 66. As is so often the case when a blended family is left behind, tension between his widow, Dana York Petty, and his two daughters from Petty’s prior marriage over the estate he left behind started to build shortly after his death. That tension has not abated in the intervening year and a half. On the contrary, it appears to have gotten worse. Tom Petty’s estate is yet … [Read more...] about Tom Petty’s Family Members Battle Over His Estate
