Don’t Yet Want Your Heirs to Know About Your Assets? Use a Quiet Trust in Your Estate Plan
Trusts are great tools for leaving assets to your heirs while maintaining control over their access to those assets. In many cases, you would tell your beneficiaries that you have [...]
What Is the Difference Between a Springing and Non-Springing Power of Attorney?
A power of attorney is a document that grants various powers and responsibilities to a trusted third party or “agent” who can act on your behalf. This document usually only [...]
Who Are Parties to an Estate?
When people pass away, their assets go through probate — a legal process that distributes the person’s assets after death. The parties to an estate are the people involved in [...]
No Will? You’re Putting Your Kids at Risk
Many people delay the conversation or thoughts of having to prepare a will. Confronting the possibility of one’s death is not easy. However, as the recent death of Anne Heche [...]
Haven’t Yet Filed Your Tax Return? If You Requested an Extension, You May Benefit from Free IRS Support Services
About 19 million individuals requested an extension – until October 17, 2022 – for filing their 2021 taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If you’re among them, there is [...]
The FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
On August 17, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids. Devices for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss will be available in [...]
Be Cautious of Generic Health Care Proxy Forms
Doctors, nurses, and hospital staff work hard to care for their patients when they are sick or hurt. However, even when a procedure is done to save a patient’s life, [...]
