Losing your husband or wife is heartbreaking, even if they’ve faced a long illness and it’s something you were both expecting. Planning for a life without them is something you never wanted to have to do. One of the difficult necessities in life is thinking about what...
Year: 2022
How forensic accounting can help during probate administration
Estate administration involves reviewing someone's situation when they die and fulfilling their unmet obligations. Often, people leave behind detailed estate plans explaining their preferences related to the distribution of their property after their deaths. No matter...
3 tips to help children on transition days between parents
Children of divorced parents have to learn how to live between two homes. For some children, the day when they move from one home to the other is difficult. Reducing their stress during this time can make the situation easier for everyone involved. One of the primary...
Why all adults should have an Advance Health Care Directive
You may believe you’re not ready to put an estate plan in place to designate who will receive your assets when you’re gone. However, all adults, regardless of age, should have an advance directive for their medical care in case they become seriously injured or ill and...
How should your estate plan address life insurance?
When you buy a life insurance policy, you may still be relatively young. Perhaps you just had your first child, so you realized it was important to provide them with some sort of financial security. As a result, you named your spouse and your child as the...
What types of things lead to divorce?
Divorce happens for a lot of different reasons, and every situation is going to be unique. However, you may find yourself wondering exactly what red flags you should look for or what warning signs exist. This means that you need to know why divorce tends to happen....
What happens if you don’t review your estate plan periodically?
Procrastination is one of the most common issues for testators who want to have control over their estates. There are countless reasons why someone could wait another week or another six months to draft estate planning documents, and those delays could lead to tragic...
3 fundamental areas to cover in your estate plan
You might know you should make an estate plan, but that does not mean you will. Many people never get around to it. In part because they do not know where to start. Here are the three main areas to think about: What happens if you get seriously ill? You need to have...
How can you co-parent with a Disneyland parent?
A Disneyland parent refers to someone who wants only to do the fun bits of parenting. It typically happens after the parents separate. If your ex tends toward this parenting style, it could soon become tiring if they leave all the other parenting duties to you. You...
Should you delay your divorce?
If you’ve decided to divorce after a landmark event, such as finding your spouse cheating on you, you may want to get free of them as soon as possible. That is understandable, yet before you go barreling ahead, consider why it might pay to slow down. Rushing can lead...