In a divorce situation where one spouse dies, there could potentially be 2 survivor benefits paid. It is important to designate who you want to manage the money for your minor children if you do not want your ex-spouse to be that person.Where there a...
Continue readingGiven that most people these days own an IRA, I often receive questions about these IRAs work after the death of the IRA owner. Here are some basic rules:1) If you inherit an IRA from your spouse then you have a lot more options then if you didn'...
Continue readingI am writing this blog at 8:18 am in the morning and already today was a good day. Like most other days, driving into work I thought about how this day would look like. Unlike most days, I received a jolt of energy in my heart and no. . .it wasn't...
Continue readingAs an estate planning attorney, a large percentage of my practice is devoted to creating trusts for my clients. Normally, the name of the trust would be the name of the client along with the date of the trust. For example, my trust reads th...
Continue readingA few days ago was the 1 year anniversary of my father's death. He battled alzehimer's for over 10 years. This weekend I reflected on some of my most favorite memories of my father and I realized all those memories are in my head. The...
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