Your Estate Plan Is Probably Out Of Date

Your Estate Plan Is Probably Out Of Date

Oh, come on. Redoing an estate plan sounds about as exciting as purchasing tires! Well, it just so happens that tires are a perfect analogy. It is not fun to buy tires; it is necessary if the tread is unsafe – leaving your tires, your foundation for safety on the...
The Benefits of a Durable Power of Attorney

The Benefits of a Durable Power of Attorney

In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable world, planning for the future is essential. One crucial aspect of such planning is establishing a durable power of attorney (DPOA). A DPOA is a legal document that grants a trusted individual, known as an agent or...
Are We Old?

Are We Old?

I was having dinner with a friend and fellow attorney that defends municipalities. He was relating a story to me of a deposition he had taken that day of a man that was suing his client (a township), alleging he was the victim of police abuse in the jail. In the...
Why Do I Need That?

Why Do I Need That?

A friend of mine asked me the other day, “Why do I need an estate plan? Everything I own has a beneficiary designation on it.” I looked at him and said, “Your beneficiary designation handles the most unimportant aspect of an estate plan, the money.” The beneficiary...
Trust Me, You Need A Will And Trust

Trust Me, You Need A Will And Trust

Money just doesn’t go as far as it used to. Gas is too expensive, groceries too expensive… dying… too expensive. When we die, we understand that our assets will be passed on to our loved ones. They shall inherit our bounty. Yet if we do it wrong, they get less, and it...