What Everyone Can Learn from Aretha Franklin’s Lack of Estate Planning20180928092257
What Everyone Can Learn from Aretha Franklin’s Lack of Estate Planning
September 28, 2018Aretha Franklin, elder care law, end-of-life care, estate attorney, estate lawyer, Estate Planning, estate planning attorney, estate planning law firm, estate planning trusts, healthcare power of attorney, life insurance, living will, medicaid attorney, Medicaid lawyer, revocable living trust, trust and estate planning, trust estate planning, trusts Queen of Soul, universal HIPAA release, what is estate planning?, wills0 comments
On August 16, 2018, the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin died at her home in Detroit after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer.Ms. Franklin had m...
How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Financial Elder Abuse20180912102033
How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones from Financial Elder Abuse
September 12, 2018Adult Protective Services, Elder Abuse, elder care law, end-of-life care, estate attorney, estate lawyer, Estate Planning, estate planning attorney, estate planning law firm, estate planning trusts, financial elder abuse, healthcare power of attorney, life insurance, living will, medicaid attorney, Medicaid lawyer, powers of attorney, revocable living trust, trust and estate planning, trust estate planning, trusts, universal HIPAA release, what is estate planning?, wills0 comments
In July 2018, a judge granted a restraining order to protect comic-book creator Stan Lee and his family from a memorabilia collector and former manage...
Funeral Crowdfunding Is Not the Answer; Funeral Planning Is20180814080148
Funeral Crowdfunding Is Not the Answer; Funeral Planning Is
August 14, 2018crowdfunding, crowdfunding funeral expenses, estate attorney, estate lawyer, Estate Planning, estate planning attorney, estate planning law firm, estate planning trusts, funeral crowdfunding, funeral expenses, Funeral planning, funeral preparations, funeral trust, GoFundMe, green burial, green funeral, life insurance, New York Times, trust and estate planning, trusts, what is estate planning?, wills0 comments
Crowdfunding has made its way deep into the social consciousness. These online group fundraising efforts have successfully returned cult-classic TV sh...
Is My Life Insurance Policy Going to be Taxed?20110309074808
Is My Life Insurance Policy Going to be Taxed?
Life insurance can play a valuable role in estate planning, from providing cash to the trustee or executor to pay off debts and final expenses – but w...
Estate Planning and Life Insurance: Working Together20110224085001
Estate Planning and Life Insurance: Working Together
Whether you are single, have children, own a home, are sending a child to college or are retired — you buy insurance for peace of mind. It is a safety...
What Can Life Insurance do for Your Estate Plan?20110216072933
What Can Life Insurance do for Your Estate Plan?
Life insurance is a powerful estate planning tool. There are several roles it can play in easing the burden of your passing on your loved ones. Whil...
Estate Planning: Paying Funeral Expenses20110202095651
Estate Planning: Paying Funeral Expenses
With the average cost of a funeral in Colorado now topping $6,500, one estate planning task that has become crucial is providing a means to pay funera...
What is a Life Insurance Trust?20110118083947
What is a Life Insurance Trust?
An Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust is an irrevocable trust that holds life insurance, and as a trust it keeps the proceeds of the policy out of the e...
The Basics of Term Life Insurance20101022070525
The Basics of Term Life Insurance
Life insurance can be complex and confusing for many, so we discuss the basics of term life insurance and the role it plays in estate planning....
Life Insurance Proceeds and Your Debts20100907092717
Life Insurance Proceeds and Your Debts
Whether your life insurance proceeds can be used to pay the debts of your estate depends on whether you’ve named a designated beneficiary. What is a D...