August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020Great News in Alzheimer’s Research!Is it possible to determine if a dementia patient has Alzheimer’s disease using a simple blood test? The answer, according […]
August 17, 2020 August 17, 2020Olivia de Havilland Dies at Age 104; Get the Details on Her EstateOlivia de Havilland, perhaps most well known for her Oscar-nominated performance as Melanie Hamilton in the 1939 silver screen production […]
August 14, 2020 August 14, 2020Milestones When You Should Update Your WillIf you have created a Will or a Trust, congratulations! You have taken an important step toward making sure your […]
July 20, 2020 July 20, 2020Avoid These Easy Ways to Mess Up Your Estate PlanCreating an estate plan is not rocket science. But, attention to detail does matter. Missing a step or misstating something […]
July 17, 2020 July 17, 2020Do You Have a Plan in Place for Your Elderly Family Members? Here’s Why You Should!When we entrust our elderly loved ones’ care to nursing homes and assisted living facilities, we should have confidence that […]
June 24, 2020 June 24, 2020The Dog Ate My Will?The “dog ate my homework” excuse is one school teachers might expect to hear, but it’s not something probate court […]
June 24, 2020 June 24, 2020If You Have More than One Child, Should You Split Their Inheritance Equally?When completing estate plans, parents often decide to leave the bulk of their estate to their children. For parents of […]
June 23, 2020 June 23, 2020The Nation’s First African American Probate Judge Dies at 78More than 51 years after being elected into office as a probate judge in Sparta, Georgia, the honorable Judge Edith […]
May 28, 2020 May 28, 2020Court Deems Deceased Husband’s Sperm Has No ValueA surviving spouse is generally entitled to inherit certain property when their spouse dies, even if the spouse did not […]
May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020What Does Kobe’s Estate Plan Look Like?Many NBA fans are still reeling from the news that superstar Kobe Bryant and his oldest daughter, 13-year old Gianna, […]
April 27, 2020 April 27, 2020True or False: You Can Amend a Trust with a Post-It NoteIn an interesting California appellate court decision handed down in 2019, the court was charged with determining whether a post-it […]
April 24, 2020 April 24, 2020How to Make Sure Your Health Care Wishes Are FollowedWith 24/7 news coverage about the Coronavirus pandemic in recent weeks, you may have found yourself thinking about the possibility […]