Estate Planning, Trust, Wills
I write these columns primarily to encourage people to prepare their estate plan before it is too late. Without preparation, many families must deal with terribly difficult situations that could have been avoided. Proper planning means more than simply listing what...
Estate Planning, Trust, Wills
I read an article published in the Wall Street Journal® titled “The Difficult, Delicate Untangling of Our Parents’ Lives.” The author and his wife were in their 50s and dealing with the challenges of parents too incapacitated to handle their own affairs. ...
Estate Planning, Power of Attorney
I once met with a family dealing with a terrible, unexpected crisis. A family member had been seriously injured in an automobile accident and faced months – possibly years – of recovery. His cognitive abilities had been seriously affected. For at least the foreseeable...
Deeds, Real Estate, Wills
Last article I addressed what would happen if your Will leaves everything to your spouse, but you later divorce and do not change the Will. Idaho law prohibits an ex-spouse from receiving assets just because he or she was named in a Will created prior to the divorce....
