by Christine | Apr 23, 2015 | Asset Protection, Assets, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Business, Financial Planning, Inheritance, Living Trust, Living Will, Probate, Tax Planning, Trusts, Wills |
Empire is based on fictitious music company called Empire Enterprises. Lead character Lucious Lyon (played by actor Terrence Howard) is racing to name a successor for his company after learning he has months to live due to an ALS diagnosis. His sons Jamal, Hakeem, and...
by Christine | Apr 22, 2015 | Asset Protection, Debt, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Estates, Probate, Taxes, Trusts, Wills |
Anyone can die leaving debt behind. Spouses and families should help prepare or revise estate plans to address current credit issues and create an action plan for the possibility of remaining debt after the borrower dies. If you aren’t sure what to do with a loved...
by Christine | Apr 21, 2015 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Asset Protection, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estates, Living Trust, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
"The mess comes when you don't have proper estate planning," said Robert Nachshin, a family law attorney based in Los Angeles. An important tool in that toolbox is a prenup, which spells out how assets should be split up if the marriage fails or a spouse...
by Christine | Apr 20, 2015 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estates, Inheritance, Living Trust, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
“I’m a caregiving expert, with more than 30 years of experience in the field of aging, so you’d think I’d be fully prepared for a loved one’s death, especially when that person is older or has been battling illness. Yet even for me, death caught me by surprise.” There...
by Christine | Apr 17, 2015 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Estates, Living Trust, Tax Planning, Turnover |
Legislation allowing Mississippians to place their assets in a trust for up to 360 years passed the state House and is now pending before Gov. Phil Bryant. How long should a trust really last? According to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Mississippi’s House...