I wish that I could make sure that every person alive had an estate plan so I didn’t have to address how to handle probate. While you are living, you have the right to give anyone any property of your choosing. If you give your power to gift your property to...
Social isolation, whether because of a pandemic or because an elderly person is alone, is a leading factor contributing to the financial exploitation of seniors. The necessity of quarantining for older adults because of COVID has increased the number of people...
We talk quite a bit about your Estate Planning needs, but it is important to address how to manage a Will and Trust. A last will and testament is used to point out the beneficiaries and trustees and the legal professionals you want to be involved with your estate when...
How can you make sure the wrong power of attorney does not lead you to a bad outcome when dealing with incapacity in Colorado? There are two different types of advance directives, and they have very different purposes, as explained in the article that asks “Does your...
To protect all that you have worked for and take care of the most important people in your life, you may have been advised to place some or perhaps all of your assets into a trust. Now, how do you and your estate planning attorney decide whom to choose for a trustee...
The trustee is tasked with caring for the assets in the trust for one or more beneficiaries. It is the trustee who handles all the necessary paperwork and sees that tax returns are filed. FedWeek’s recent article entitled “Your Options for Selecting a Trustee”...
