Trusts, a key component of estate planning, are often misunderstood. When it's time to create your estate plan, there's a good chance a trust will be...
A Comprehensive Guide to Trusts: Securing Your Family’s Future
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Living Trusts: Protecting Your Assets and Providing for Your Loved Ones
Introduction A living trust is a legal estate planning tool that allows individuals to manage their assets and property during their lifetime and...
Blended Families Estate Planning: Protecting Your Legacy and Loved Ones
Introduction The iconic Brady Bunch, with its endearing cast of characters, captured the hearts of millions as it portrayed the adventures of a blended...
Children’s Trusts Benefits in Pennsylvania: Safeguarding your Children’s Future
An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning; Will not be blessed in the end. – Proverbs 21:20 (NASB) A few Sundays ago, the Gospel in my Church was...
Pet Trusts: Make Sure They Receive the Royal Treatment
Queen Elizabeth II was famously known for her love of Welsh Pembroke Corgis. Pictured above is Elizabeth with her first corgi, Susan, who was given to...
Probate in Pennsylvania: How Painful Is It, and Why Does It Take So Long?
When someone passes away, legal responsibilities are likely the last thing on your mind. You need time to grieve and process the loss, and likely don't...
Your Estate Plan: The 3½ Most Important Documents (and 5 Other Components to Consider)
When you think about end-of-life planning, you likely are considering creating your Will. However, a well-crafted Estate Plan includes a lot more than...
Intestacy: Does the State Get My Stuff if I Fail to Make a Will?
Who Gets My Stuff if I Don’t Have A Will?
Wills: 8 Life Events That Should Encourage You to Create Your Will
There are many cases of famous individuals passing without a will. Perhaps the most famous is the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln....
Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax: 5 Simple Ways to Minimize the Tax Burden
A common question in Estate Planning is “How is my property going to be taxed when I pass?” Chances are that when you die, you aren’t going to be...