Category Archives: Trust
Human Remains Can Be a Difficult Subject of Estate Disputes
Sometimes the law is ill equipped to deal with some of the most sensitive subjects in life, especially in the area of estate planning and probate, which deals with often painful and sensitive issues. Trying to fit the staid, cold provisions of law into the realities of human interaction can often lead to miserable… Read More »
Spendthrift Clauses Can Protect Your Trust Benefits
As we know, creditors will do nearly anything to get their bills paid. Anything that you have, they will try to get. Yet, anything that you don’t have, but expect to receive later, they may try to get as well to satisfy outstanding debts or judgments. Trust Beneficiaries A common scenario involves someone who… Read More »
Out-of-State Trusts May Need to Be Revisited
Florida is a haven for incoming residents. Whether it’s young people coming to live on the water or retirees coming here to avoid the snow, Florida gets a lot of people moving here from other states. In many cases, those people may have executed trusts in the states that they left. When they come… Read More »
Muhammad Ali Estate Could Become Contested
As another world famous and world changing superstar passes away, this time Muhammad Ali, yet again come the reports surfacing of estate disputes, what the deceased intended, relatives coming seemingly out of nowhere to make claims, and reminders of how important it is to have an estate plan in place—even if you don’t have… Read More »
Prince’s Family Engaged in Difficult Estate Fight
We have often written about the importance of putting a will and other estate documents in writing, and about how doing so not only solidifies your wishes, but can avoid costly and contentious litigation between family members. It just so happens that the unfortunate passing of the music icon Prince is now revealing that… Read More »
Plan Now to Avoid Medicaid Problems
For many with moderate to lower incomes, Medicaid can be the difference between life and death, and the difference between being able to get into a good long term care facility, or being left in the cold. Many people don’t realize it, but many financial decisions that they may make throughout their younger years… Read More »
When Should a Gun Trust be Considered?
Of all the things that we think of leaving in trusts, or that we try to plan to make sure our beneficiaries receive, one thing is probably likely to slip someone’s mind when doing advance planning: guns. Despite where you stand on gun control, people own guns, they are property, some even have significant… Read More »
