by Caress Law, PC | Mar 7, 2022 | Estate Planning, Trusts
For many folks, trust funding is an alienating concept. Often, when we think of trust funds, we think of privileged socialites flexing their fancy lifestyles, and while this is a reality, it represents only a sliver of the ways trusts are used. Misconceptions like...
by Caress Law, PC | Jun 18, 2021 | Estate Planning, Trusts
Estate planning is a hard topic to talk about, but no matter your age or wealth, it is smart to have a plan in place should the unexpected happen. Basic estate planning starts with a will, which deals not only with your property but with other important decisions, as...
by Caress Law, PC | Apr 15, 2021 | Estate Planning, Trusts
Estate planning exists to protect the people and things you care about the most, but when you consider wills and trusts, have you accounted for your pets? The reality is that part of being a responsible pet owner is including them in your estate plan through a pet...
by Caress Law, PC | Mar 16, 2021 | Estate Planning, Trusts
Most people don’t know much about probate, except that they want to avoid it. In our recent workshop for probate administrators and trustees, we noticed that a lot of the attendees submitted the same questions. Below are the 5 most asked questions about probate...
by Caress Law, PC | Mar 10, 2021 | Estate Planning, Trusts
At their core, wills and trusts are both estate planning tools people use to protect their assets and their families. These documents are generally thought of as the two primary means of protecting and distributing one’s assets upon death. Many estate plans contain...
by Caress Law, PC | Feb 2, 2021 | Estate Planning, Trusts
To understand the key differences between an irrevocable trust and a revocable trust, we must first understand what a living trust is in the first place. In its simplest terms, a trust is a fiduciary relationship between three parties: the trustor (also known as the...
