Category: Personal
How a Living Trust and Pour-Over Will Work Together
A Living Trust and Pour-Over Will are two estate planning documents that tend to work really well together. In this post, we explore how these two legal documents can work for your estate plan.
3 Things You Should Do Before Getting Remarried
Many problems can arise if you do not make sure your legal affairs are in order before getting remarried. Find out three things you should do before the big day in this post.
Breaking Bank: How Bankruptcy Affects Inheritances and Estate Plans
Bankruptcy affects hundreds of thousands of Americans every year, and it leaves many of them in the lurch when it comes to their inheritances. In this blog post, we discuss some of the consequences bankruptcy has on people’s ability to...
Letters of the Law: Letter of Intent, Demand Letter, and Cease and Desist Letter
Sometimes there are matters that can be resolved outside a court of law, for example, business purchases, debt collections, or intellectual property disputes. In many of these cases, a letter with a specific request, e.g. for payment or an action,...
Things Your Executor Can and Can’t Do
The executor of a Will is responsible for making a lot of different decisions, but are there limits to their powers? This post goes through an executor’s responsibilities and gives examples of what they can and can’t do.
How to Find and Collect Unclaimed Inheritances
Have you ever wondered if you are owed an inheritance that you just didn’t know about? Find out what happens if your inheritance goes unclaimed and how to claim it in this post.