by Vail Gardner | Dec 20, 2020 | Estate Planning
If you are going through a divorce, it can feel like your world has been upended. With all the unrest due to the pandemic and a general lack of career stability for many, divorce can feel like more than you can handle. However, if you calm your racing heart and think...
by Vail Gardner | Dec 19, 2020 | Blog
If you are over the age of 18, you can write a will by law in NC. According to caring.com, 25% of people have a will but 60% say that they think having a will is important. Whether you should write a will depends on many factors. You need, at the very least, a simple...
by Vail Gardner | Dec 18, 2020 | Estate Planning
If you have liquid assets or investments, you may consider putting them into a trust. Trusts are essentially instruments of law set up to hold your assets and distribute them to your beneficiaries. All trusts work to help shelter your investments and assets from tax...
by Vail Gardner | Dec 17, 2020 | Estate Planning
A living trust, also known as a revocable trust, is a legal framework that keeps your assets safe from probate and creditors. You can even better plan how to give an inheritance to an heir who has special needs or suffers from a substance abuse issue or gambling...
by Vail Gardner | Nov 30, 2020 | Estate Planning
The interesting thing about life is that we don’t know what will happen next. We all like to believe good things are coming down the line, but the truth is that sometimes when we least expect it, we lose control of our lives. Things happen that we never expected…...
