by Ashley Hayward | Apr 11, 2023 | Blogs
Many people create an estate plan to protect their hard-earned assets. This typically includes creating a will and a trust. If you are considering gifting assets to your loved ones during the estate planning process, you may want to consider creating a charitable...
by Ashley Hayward | Apr 7, 2023 | Blogs
In the context of our practice, we are often asked whether it is better to execute an estate plan while in good health, or just wait for the law to step in when someone needs help. We try to explain to our clients the pros and cons of each arrangement. One way to deal...
by Ashley Hayward | Apr 3, 2023 | Articles
We are often asked by clients, how they consider incorporating charitable gifting into their estate plans. There are several high-impact, low-cost charitable estate planning options that you can consider: Bequests: A bequest is a provision in your will that directs a...
by Ashley Hayward | Mar 30, 2023 | Articles
Recently, Elizabeth J. McInturff, Esq., of JDKatz, P.C., wrote an article featured in The Daily Record concerning how religious coercion or duress is commonly used to withhold a divorce. More specifically, one party may withhold a religious divorce to obtain...
by Ashley Hayward | Mar 21, 2023 | Blogs
Life is always changing. It’s imperative to ensure your estate plan changes with it. An essential estate planning tool that should be kept up to date to reflect your current situation is a living or revocable trust. A living trust is essentially a fiduciary...