by Vail Gardner | Jan 26, 2022 | Estate Planning
Trusts are the perfect vehicle for creating a legacy for your family’s future. A properly drawn-up trust can help individuals and couples avoid taxes, pay less for long-term care, avoid Medicaid recovery, skip probate and administrative court costs, and control...
by Vail Gardner | Jan 19, 2022 | Estate Planning
Individuals meet with their attorneys to draw up a trust for many reasons. Perhaps you are trying to avoid probate court for your estate or using a trust to shield assets from taxes. Whatever your reason, a trust is a legal framework that holds and protects your...
by Vail Gardner | Jan 5, 2022 | Estate Planning
Social security is our Federal government system that pays you a percentage of your pre-retirement income every month after a certain age. This amount is based on your lifetime earnings and varies depending on when you choose to start receiving benefits. There are...
by Vail Gardner | Jan 4, 2022 | Estate Planning
You may have drawn up a detailed estate plan considering all of your physical assets and beneficiaries, but still missed a crucial piece of your estate. In today’s world, our assets are increasingly digital or bound up in the digital universe by passwords and...
by Vail Gardner | Jan 4, 2022 | Estate Planning
When a loved one passes away and the will is read but doesn’t include you, it can feel like a gut punch. Especially if you are a child or grandchild of the deceased, you may wonder why they chose to leave you out. At this point, you can choose to engage in a legal...
