You don’t have to be rich. You don’t have to be old. Everyone needs an estate plan. Without a valid plan specifying who gets what if you pass away, the state you reside in will make those decisions for you. Don’t…
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In my estate planning practice, I advise many clients who have been living together for a long time, sometimes for decades. They are committed to one another, take care of one another, and often refer to each other as spouses….
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Search the web for “estate planning” and you’ll find a vast number of articles directed at married couples who have children. But what if you are married and do not have kids? You might think that not having “lineal heirs”…
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In June 2012 Walter Samaszko, 69, died at his Nevada home, a recluse whose only asset was a small checking account and under $200,000 in stocks. Or so authorities thought. When authorities began clearing his Carson City home, they found…
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What is the difference between a revocable trust that prevents your estate from going through probate, and a revocable trust that’s just a stack of papers? The answer: funding your revocable trust. This is an essential step you must take once…
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We often warn readers about the dangers of using do-it-yourself websites and pre-printed forms to create wills and trust. Experienced estate planning lawyers do more than put together a pile of papers for you to sign and take home: We…
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He didn’t make it easy, but Robert Spann gave his daughters quite a gift. Spann used to hide valuables in odd places in his Arizona home, without documenting or telling anyone their location, not even his heirs. After his death in…
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