In certain situations, it may be necessary for a person to be placed under someone else’s care. This can happen for a variety of reasons, but the end result is a type of legal relationship that allows one person to take care of another. But why is a guardianship...
People acquire joint ownership of a property in many different ways. Maybe you and your best friend bought a cabin together so that your families could alternate weekends away at the property. Maybe you and your siblings jointly inherited the home where your parents...
If you’re responsible for a child, grandchild or other loved one with a physical or cognitive disability, their well-being after you’re gone is a top priority as you develop your estate plan. You want to ensure that you leave them the resources that they will need to...
Getting our teens ready to drive is bittersweet. We can give them the freedom to get around town while also freeing ourselves from chauffeuring them from activity to activity. But we also know that teen accident rates are soaring and many of these crashes lead to...
An estate is a lifetime’s worth of work. This labor of love may include business interests, multiple pieces of real estate and family heirlooms. Once we have gotten our estate in order and are putting together or updating an estate plan, we may find we have concerns...
Are you thinking of setting up a corporation? Then you probably know that it takes a little bit more effort and documentation to finalize, unlike a sole proprietorship. Usually, different states have varying rules or requirements for registering a corporation. If you...