Q: My parents have a trust that contains their home. Recently they had some storm damage and received an insurance check. The check was made o…
Q: Do you think it’s a good idea to leave specific bequests in a will? It seems like they can lead to arguments.
Q: I become trustee of my parents' trust after they die. How do I prove that I am the trustee when the time comes?
Q: How do you feel about using a funeral trust for final arrangements? Is there a better way to plan?
Q: How long are wills good for? Can you renew them or do you have to make a new one? How about powers of attorney?
Q: A family member said that you wrote a while back that a person that has multiple children should leave all of the personal property to one …
Recently there was a change to Indiana law which affects how documents are recorded at the county recorder’s office. The change adds another h…
Q: If you have a trust, how do you prove that you transferred ownership of your personal property into it? Antiques and things like that don’t…
Q: My will calls for unsupervised administration. Is there a supervised administration, and if so, why is unsupervised administration better? …
Q: Can you split up powers in a power of attorney? Can my son be authorized to deal with some bank accounts and a different son be on the othe…
I received a call this week from a very nice reader who was looking for someone to review their estate plan and help complete it if necessary.…
Q: If you own property in another state, do you need a will executed in that state to transfer it?
Q: We recently moved from Illinois to Indiana. Our previous home was in a land trust, but our old bank doesn't handle land trusts in Indiana a…
I had a friend who, after losing her mother a few years ago, recently lost her stepfather. Her stepfather's death was completely unexpected an…
Q: If a person wants to transfer their home without probate, is it better to use a trust or just add them on as joint tenant?
Q: Can I add a provision that if anyone challenges my will, they give up their inheritance? My son told me that those provisions are illegal i…
Q: Mom has a will that includes biological children and step-children by name. After making the will, mom moves the house into a trust naming …
Q: What steps can be put into place to ensure an adult child, who makes poor decisions, will be secure after the death of the parent? The main…
Q: I am working on getting my parents' affairs in order. They have an estate plan in place. What else should they do to make it easier on the …
While cleaning out my office recently, I found an article that I had kept on end-of-life decisions and medical care. I don’t think the author …
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Q: My husband and I had another child since we signed our wills. Do we need to sign new ones or is the new child added to the original?
This past week John Prine, one of my personal musical heroes, died. I would have written this column last week but I had sent my column in bef…
Q: Is a will executed in another state valid in Indiana? Is an Indiana will valid in other states?
Like a lot of you, I have had time recently to catch up on some television and movies that I missed. Streaming services have made it really easy.
Q: Can I use a TOD deed if I also have a will?
I have been trying to decide what to write about this week but it’s been pretty hard to think about anything except what’s been dominating the…
Q: Is it possible to give different powers to different people in a power of attorney? For example, can you make one person responsible for so…
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