You love your children equally, so naming both to manage your trust can feel like the fairest choice. But sharing an inheritance and sharing responsibility for it are different decisions. Here’s how to choose a workable arrangement without turning the choice into a measure of your love.
Should You Name Both Children as Trustees? Here’s What to Consider. Read More »
You want your spouse to be cared for and your children to receive the inheritance you intend for them, without putting the people you love on opposite sides of a financial decision. In a second marriage, “everything to my spouse, then to the kids” deserves a closer look. Here are the choices that help turn both promises into a plan.
Second Marriage? Here’s How to Plan for Your Spouse and Your Children. Read More »
Our family is dressing up as Star Wars characters for Halloween, and I have been reading Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty. Apparently, October is bringing out my interest in the dark side. As an estate planning attorney, death is already part of my work. But there
The Dark Side of Estate Planning: Who Decides What Happens to Your Body? Read More »
