by Natalya Evans | Apr 12, 2019 | Estate Planning, Family Law, Probate, Technology
Going on vacation entails lots of planning: packing luggage, buying plane tickets, making hotel reservations, and confirming rental vehicles. But one thing many people forget to do is plan for the worst. Traveling, especially in foreign destinations, means you’ll...
by Natalya Evans | Mar 29, 2019 | Estate Planning, Probate
In late February, Luke Perry, who became famous starring in the 1990s TV series Beverly Hills 90210, suffered a massive stroke at age 52. He was hospitalized under heavy sedation, and five days later, when it became clear he wouldn’t recover, his family decided to...
by Natalya Evans | Mar 8, 2019 | Estate Planning, Family Law, Technology
The recent death of the CEO of QuadrigaCX, a major cryptocurrency exchange in Canada, demonstrates a basic, yet often-overlooked, the tenet of effective estate planning: In the event of your incapacity or death, if your heirs don’t know how to find or access your...
by Natalya Evans | Mar 1, 2019 | Estate Planning, Family Law, Probate
In the weeks before her death from ovarian cancer, author Amy Krouse Rosenthal gave her husband Jason one of the most treasured gifts a person could receive. She penned the touching essay “You May Want to Marry My Husband” in the New York Times as a final love letter...
by Natalya Evans | Feb 22, 2019 | Estate Planning
Unlike most of your assets, individual retirement accounts (IRAs) do not pass to your family through a will. Instead, upon your death, your IRA will pass directly to the people you named via your IRA beneficiary designation form. Unless you take extra steps, the named...
by Natalya Evans | Feb 18, 2019 | Estate Planning, Family Law, Property
With the cost of long-term care (LTC) skyrocketing, you may be concerned about your own (or your elderly parent’s) ability to pay for lengthy stays in assisted living and/or a nursing home. Such care can be massively expensive, with the potential to overwhelm even the...
