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 …
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…
Q: I have heard these commercials that warn about people having their homes stolen. Is this really a problem or are they just trying to sell m…
Q: If my annuity is already in the trust, do I need to address the beneficiary designation?
Q: If I have a will, do I also need a living will? How are they different?
Mortgage lenders don’t usually hold onto the original deed. After recording, the original deed is forwarded to owner by the title insurance co…
Q: How can we use a trust to encourage our son to grow up a little and to stop drinking? It’s becoming a problem and we heard that a trust cou…
Q: About 10 years ago, I had a will prepared by an attorney. For some reason I thought he had to take it somewhere and register or file it. Ho…
Q: Do wills expire? How often should they be updated or replaced?
Q: I can’t find anything on using Lady Bird deeds in Indiana. Does Indiana recognize them and if so, can any attorney prepare them?
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If the settlor is disabled rather than deceased, make sure that you have complied with the requirements to assume your position.Â
Wow, it’s 2020 folks. Not only have we started a new year, we’ve started a new decade. Although it’s been a turbulent 10 years, I think I’m go…
Obviously everything is online these days. If you search your town and "estate planning attorney," my guess is that you you’ll get a number of names.
Capital gains are subject to capital gains tax and should be picked up on your personal tax return.
Q: You recently wrote that people shouldn’t put funeral instructions in their wills and that they should use a funeral declaration instead. Wh…
I received an interesting text from a buddy over the Thanksgiving holiday. The text read “Does my wife need to be on the mortgage? She isn’t o…
Q: What happens if you can’t find the will?
