by Vail Gardner | Feb 18, 2022 | Estate Planning
We don’t like to think about what will happen if we get sick or die. It is not a topic we regularly discuss with even those closest to us. We don’t really want to spend time planning for end-of-life events or a future that doesn’t include us. Most of us put off the...
by Vail Gardner | Feb 18, 2022 | Estate Planning
Buying a crib and diapers and picking out adorable baby clothes are not the only issues to prepare for when you have a baby. Getting ready for a baby also involves legal prep. Let’s look at common legal things to do before your baby is born. Let’s face it. Your...
by Vail Gardner | Feb 17, 2022 | Estate Planning
When you draw up a trust to protect your assets, you also protect your heirs’ future. You may act as a trustee of your own revocable trust. However, your successor trustee will handle the trust after you die. It’s crucial to name a qualified successor trustee since...
by Vail Gardner | Feb 12, 2022 | Estate Planning
Trusts are a popular legal tool that can significantly help you and your family. A Living Trust keeps your family out of probate court, your estate private, and can help manage money for heirs that can’t handle a lump sum inheritance. An irrevocable trust can do even...
by Vail Gardner | Feb 5, 2022 | Estate Planning
If you set up a trust and appoint a trustee, you expect that the trustee will fulfill the terms of the trust. You expect the trustee to respect the beneficiaries by giving them distributions as you decided in the trust’s language. And in general, that is what happens...
