A death occurs. Suddenly you must take action to settle your loved one’s final affairs. What do you do next? Your essential job, if you are the executor, to...
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Maintaining a Special Needs Trust
In the all-important process of estate planning, trusts can serve a vast variety of purposes. Their versatility makes trusts a complicated topic, but all of...
April is the Cruelest Month: When the Promise of Spring Contrasts with Poor Student Performance
It’s that time of year. The end of the third marking period, also known as IEP season. Has the school staff said your child is doing fine and making good...
Tax Proposals Affecting Wealth Transfer: Things to Consider in Your 2025 Estate Plan
The Trump Administration Has Proposed a Couple of Significant Shifts in the Estate Planning Landscape: A Potential Repeal of the Federal Estate Tax. The...
Do I Need a Pet Trust?
Do you think of your pet as a family member? If the answer is yes, it’s imperative that you create not just a pet trust but a rock-solid pet trust that...
What are the Five Components of Estate Planning?
A complete and up-to-date estate plan is something that every adult should have. The benefits of well-done estate planning are enormous - not only peace of...
March is National Disabilities Awareness Month
Why We Celebrate People with disabilities were once relegated to the classroom at the end of the hallway or dumped into institutions where they stagnated,...
What Age Should I Start Creating an Estate Plan?
A big part of being an adult is anticipating and preparing for your own future, even when that means thinking many decades ahead. Given this fact, every legal...
Estate Planning: Who, Me?
What Is Your Estate? Your estate is made up of all your assets minus all your liabilities. Your assets may include: Real estate, including your home,...
Congress Approves Nearly $2 Billion for Autism
The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support (Autism CARES) Act has been extended for five years. What It Means The five-year...
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Most Essential Estate Planning Documents
Every estate plan should consist of multiple documents which supplement one another. Exactly how many documents and what types you will need for your estate, however, can vary greatly depending upon your situation. For example, many forms of trust and power of...
Mastering IEP Review
As another school year looms, parents of children with special needs may become anxious about their student’s transition into another school year. Maybe last year didn’t go so well and you’d like this year to be better. Or maybe last year was stellar and you want to...
Writing Your Will? Beware Potential “DNA Relatives” Who Can Make a Claim on Your Estate.
What Is Happening? DNA Testing is intruding in the determination of inheritance rights, and it’s not just paternity testing. The new reality is that potential heirs are using DNA test kits to discover if they have any outstanding inheritance rights. Through DNA...
What Happens to Your Pet if Something Happens to You?
The happiness of a great majority of American homes is increased by the presence of animals. No less than 70% of households in the United States have at least one pet. That translates to over 90 million pets. Why do so many Americans have pets? Many people ask, "Who...
Summertime: A Perfect Storm of Challenges
For parents of children with special needs, the summer months bring an end to the predictable routine of school. Parents are left to piece together all the components necessary to keep their child safe, engaged, and practicing the skills they’ve learned during the...