A good estate strategy will ensure that your final wishes are carried out in the event of your death and your assets are transferred to your heirs in a tax efficient manner. What do you know about estate planning? Take this quiz and see: 1. Probate is: a. The legal document that must accompany any […]
Divorce can be difficult in so many ways. The breakup of a relationship that was supposed to be “til death do us part” can be emotionally devastating. Depending on the circumstances, there can be a lot of pain, anger and recrimination. And if there are kids, there’s an additional level of complexity. Then there’s the […]
When you write a will, you have control over how your assets will be distributed after your death. However, if someone in your family disputes your will, an anonymous probate court judge could end up with the final say over who gets your property. Emotions run high when someone dies. If family members aren’t content […]
Child custody disputed are contentious in themselves. But once those are resolved, other related issues can pop up. Who drives the kids for visitation is one such issue that sounds petty but can be the source of a surprising level of strife. That’s especially true when you throw in issues such as lateness, the difficulty […]
When you write a will, you have control over how your assets will be distributed after your death. However, if someone in your family disputes your will, and anonymous probate court judge could end up with the final say over who gets your property. Emotions run high when someone dies. If family members aren’t content […]
When celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain died, his will contained a directive leaving his frequent flyer miles to his estranged wife to “dispose of in accordance to what she believes to be his wishes.” Bourdain’s frequent flyer account was almost assuredly large. He built the latter half of his career as a globe trotter, […]
In many divorces, one spouse is ordered to make monthly payments for “alimony” or “maintenance” to the other spouse to help that spouse support him/herself. Usually the spouse receiving the payments is entitled to keep receiving them unless he or she remarries or starts “cohabiting” with someone as a partner. But what if the spouse […]
Losing a loved one is hard. When you are suffering emotionally it is difficult to focus and take care of business no matter how much pre-planning you have in place. It is hoped that having a list of steps to take after the death of a loved one may bring you some measure of comfort […]
Today, 77 percent of Americans go online every day, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey, and most of us maintain at least some kind of digital data in the cloud. We save emails, post to social media, and store photos in online albums. All of this digital information has created a new issue […]
A college town can be a good place to own rental property. Students are continually rotating through, and even faculty can be a transient group in need of temporary places to live. With dorm costs rising and space at a premium in certain college towns, some parents are investing in off-campus property as a way […]