Monthly Archives: February 2026
What to Do When Your Doctor Tells You to Get Your Affairs in Order
A phrase that no one ever wants to hear from their doctor is “it’s time to start getting your affairs in order.” Unfortunately, 76 percent of Americans do not have a will, and it often requires a chronic disease, terminal illness diagnosis, or other life-changing event to prompt people to start the estate planning… Read More »
Talking to Aging Parents About Estate Planning
Beyond the practical purpose of transferring assets and reducing taxes, an estate plan reflects love, responsibility, and values. That emotional heaviness may be part of why many families don’t know how to talk about estate planning, and instead choose to avoid the subject. completely Pew Research reports that only about 3 in 10 US… Read More »
Caution: Writing Your Own Deed to Avoid Probate Can Lead to Costly Unintended Consequences
One goal of estate planning is to ensure that your assets, including your home, pass to your chosen beneficiaries quickly and with minimal expense. In real estate, a common strategy to avoid probate (the court process of validating a will and distributing assets) is to add others to the title. This strategy involves adding… Read More »
When Your Parent Plans to Disinherit Your Sibling
Your parent has made the difficult decision to omit your brother or sister from their estate plan. While this decision will undoubtedly land heavily on your sibling, the decision also places you in a complicated position. So, let’s explore what it means to legally disinherit someone – and what this means for you. As… Read More »
