Estate Planning

When to Update Your Will—or Restate Your Living Trust: Life Events, Amendments, and Modernizing a Plan

An estate plan is not a time capsule. People marry and divorce, move states, switch banks, change beneficiaries,...


Living Trusts

Joint Living Trusts for Couples: When They Make Sense

Couples often ask whether to create one joint revocable living trust or two individual trusts. There isn’t a...


Living Trusts

Successor Trustees: Duties, Powers & First‑Week Checklist

If you have been named successor trustee of a revocable living trust, your authority begins the moment the...

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Executors & Probate

Small‑Estate Affidavits and Summary Probate: Can You Skip Full Probate?

Not every estate needs the full machinery of probate. Many states allow small‑estate affidavits or summary probate procedures...


Executors & Probate

How to Write an Obituary and Plan a Memorial Service: A Practical Guide

A good obituary and a well‑planned memorial service do the same work from different angles: they tell the...


Estate Planning Living Trusts

Planning for a Loved One With Special Needs: Trusts, ABLE Accounts, and Practical Care Instructions

When a family member has special needs, estate planning carries two missions: preserve eligibility for needs‑based benefits and...


Funeral Planning

Prepaying Funeral Costs: Pros, Cons, and Safer Ways to Set Aside Money

Families often ask whether they should prepay funeral expenses. The answer depends on what you’re buying and why....


Living Trusts

How Long Does Probate Take—and How Trusts Help

Families want a single number; lawyers say, “It depends.” For an uncontested estate with organized records, probate often...


Living Trusts Wills

Pour‑Over Wills & Living Trusts: How They Work Together

If a revocable living trust is the engine of a modern estate plan, the pour‑over will is the...


Living Trusts

Revocable vs Irrevocable Trusts: Taxes, Control & Use Cases

The word trust covers two very different families: revocable and irrevocable. Most households considering an online solution are...


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