June 26, 2013Wills Updating Your Will and Including a Self-Proving Affidavit Question: My wife and I are in our 70s and recently moved from Illinois to Florida to live out our...
April 17, 2013End of life decisions, Special Needs Planning, Special Needs Trusts The Future and Security of your Disabled Child The Future and Security of your Son or Daughter What Will Happen After I'm Gone? Imagine for a moment that...
January 22, 2013Estate Administration, Trusts Trust Basics: by Scott A. Makuakane, Esq., CFP (trustmaker) Trust Basics A trust is the legal relationship that is created when a person transfers “stuff” to a trustee with...
November 28, 2011Estate Planning, Living Will Are You Having a Bad Heir Day? "ARE YOU HAVING A BAD HEIR DAY?" As Benjamin Franklin once said, “You may delay, but time may not.” No...
November 8, 2011Intestate, Probate If You Don’t Have a Will, What Happens to Your Estate? If You Don't Have a Will, What Happens to Your Estate? I often get asked: “What happens if I don’t have...
May 2, 2011Short QA, Wills Wills and Inheritance – How to Prevent Heirs From Fighting Question: I don’t want my family to fight over my wills. Can I insert something in my will that causes...