57% of American adults have not prepared a Last Will & Testament (a “Will”) according to Care.com’s estate planning survey. The survey found that participants…
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The percentage of older adults without a will has remained mostly unchanged, despite the coronavirus pandemic according to a report by caring.com. Remarkably, younger adults…
It is common for young adults to consider themselves too young to have an estate plan. Young adults in their twenties and thirties often think…
To protect our loved ones and our assets, estate planning is important to any individual regardless of orientation. In the LGBTQIA+ community, estate planning can…
A complete estate plan must include a will, which is a legal document that disperses your property upon death. If you die without one (intestate),…
As attorneys, we find people asking us why they can’t just download a will from the internet, add the children to their bank account and…
1. We can’t afford it, besides we don’t own much? We should postpone estate planning until we have some money set aside. You shouldn’t. It…
A will lays out who shall receive their property post-mortem, and which person (called the personal representative in New Mexico) will be in charge of…
Elder abuse manifests itself in many different ways and may present itself in older adults’ lives concurrently. Sadly, elder abuse events are significantly underreported. The…
Probate is the legal process for authenticating a deceased person’s will, reviewing their assets, paying their outstanding debts and taxes, and distributing what remains to…