Estate Planning: Family Meetings You've signed the documents, made the decisions about your social media and your assets, you've funded your trust and you've chosen your business successor. Congratulations - your estate planning is complete! ...Or is it? Have you...
Month: May 2014
Weekly FAQ #4: What Happens if My Spouse Gets a Really Good Divorce Attorney?
Weekly FAQ #4: What Happens if My Spouse Gets a Really Good Divorce Attorney? For someone going through a divorce, it can be alarming to realize your spouse has retained a lawyer with a lot of experience. What you may not realize is your spouse selecting an...
Estate Planning: Don’t Forget Social Media!
Estate Planning: Don't Forget Social Media! It hasn't been long since all of our financial and tax records were on paper. We could contain them in a filing cabinet or a folder and let our chosen representative know "it's all right there" for a situation when they may...
Weekly FAQ #3: How Should I Choose a Divorce Attorney?
Weekly FAQ #3: How Should I Choose a Divorce Attorney?When going through a divorce, a common concern is “how do I choose an attorney?” It’s not unusual for the reflexive choice to be going with the least expensive attorney – divorce is...
Estate Planning for Young Families
Estate Planning for Young Families. For many young families, estate planning seems like the sort of thing one does when they're older. Perhaps they don't think they can afford it, or they simply aren't concerned due to their age and health. However, even a young and...
Felony Drunk Driving Law Bill Dies in Committee
Felony Drunk Driving Law Bill Dies in Committee Yesterday, House Bill 1036 - a drunk driving law aimed at making repeated DUIs a felony - was shot down with a vote of three Republicans to four Democrats. Despite support from Senator Mike Johnston (D-CO), the drunk...
Current Event: Huguette Clark Estate Controversy
Current Event: Huguette Clark Estate Controversy News StoryHuguette Clark, the youngest daughter of Idaho State Senator William Clark, a copper tycoon, died in 2011 at 104 years old. Her death set off a series of lawsuits and estate claims that have spanned three...