Online Legal Documents are Deficient
A recent article in Consumers Reports featured a blind test of online legal documents by three law school professors. Their conclusion: Using any of…
Children are the Most Important Thing
There’s been a lot of coverage in the news lately about the care and custody of young children of deceased parents. First…
Protecting Tangible Assets
Asset protection in North Carolina is not limited to preservation of investments and financial accounts. Art, antiques, classic cars, and other collectible items…
How Obama’s Budget May Affect Charitable Gifts
Probably an increase in 2010 and a substantial drop thereafter. From Professor Chris Hoyt of the University of Missouri (Kansas City) School…
Estate Plan Controversies
Celebrities are not the only individuals whose estate plans experience controversy. The Will of any individual may be contested in court. Some…
Trust Trend: Make Heirs Wait
How long will it take you to receive your inheritance in North Carolina? If our state follows a national trend, the time…
North Carolina Bill Affecting Digital Assets
Recently we reviewed the challenges of digital estate planning—the ways surviving family members’ access to a decedent’s online accounts are affected—and how…
Protect Your Ancestors’ Legacy with an Inheritor’s Trust
If you’re like many folks, you may be deeply concerned about how litigious our society has become and fear that your assets…
5 Concerns for First-Time Executors
Many individuals have never served as executor before. A person serving as executor for the first time must manage the time demands…
Pros and Cons of Living Probate in North Carolina
Living probate legislation was passed in North Carolina almost two years ago. Living probate, a legal proceeding involving the court that occurs during…
