by Caress Law, PC | Jul 18, 2023 | Estate Planning, Trusts
Taylor Swift’s song “Anti-Hero” reveals much about the singer’s anxieties and insecurities but buries the truth on estate planning legislation. After describing all the ways that she’s the problem (and the many ways this torments her), Swift shares, I have this dream...
by caresslaw | Mar 22, 2023 | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Administration, Trusts
If you have recently lost a loved one, you may be asking yourself what comes next. One of the first steps in settling an estate is going through probate—the legal process by which a deceased person’s assets are distributed to their beneficiaries. However, it is...
by caresslaw | Mar 14, 2023 | Estate Planning, Trusts
If you have a 401k or an IRA retirement plan, it can seem like the rules governing these accounts are always changing. And with the most recent piece of legislation, the SECURE (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) 2.0 Act, another set of rule...
by Caress Law, PC | Jan 11, 2023 | Estate Planning, Trusts
A trust can be a great way to ensure that a person’s assets are managed effectively after they pass—without having to go through the laborious probate process. The actual course of administering the trust, though, is not without its own complications. While many...
by Caress Law, PC | Jan 2, 2023 | Estate Planning
As part of your estate plan, you may decide to establish a trust in order to pass some or all of your personal assets to your loved ones once you pass. But a trust only covers what you actually transfer into it… If you forget to include anything or purposely leave...
