Estate Planning, Retirement and End of Life Care, Uncategorized
Attorney Rania Combs provides some helpful tips for navigating conversations with someone who is grieving after the loss of a loved one.
The Risk of DIY Planning, Uncategorized, Wills
Estate planning is as important for small estates as for large ones. We all have the potential of becoming incapacitated. Therefore, having documents in place that allows trusted…
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When a person passes away, they usually leave behind two types of assets: probate assets and non-probate assets. Probate assets are property held under the deceased person’s name.
“I don’t plan to die next week,” my clients often tell me. They convince themselves there is no urgency in completing or finalizing their estate plans. The truth is…
This is my dog, Jilly. She’s a 15-pound mutt my family adopted 11 years ago. When we adopted her, we suspected she was a terrier mix, but she’s…
The Rule Against Perpetuities is the bane of every first-year law student’s existence. It provides: no interest is good unless it must vest, if at all, no later…
Capital gains tax is a type of tax you have to pay when you sell an appreciated asset. You calculate it by subtracting your purchase price (known as…