Helping our neighbors plan for their family’s future and avoid painful issues.
Death is never an easy subject. However, it is an important topic that touches each and every person. So why is it so hard to talk about? For many of us, death is not a part of our daily lives. In fact, we tend to go out of our ways to remove ourselves from death altogether. The result? This distance can build fear, anxiety, and a lot of mystery around the concept of dying. What is End-of-Life Planning? End-of-life Read More
As a parent and an estate planning attorney, I spend quite a lot of time thinking about how to protect my children and provide for their futures using estate planning tools. But, my children are grown. For new parents, I know that estate planning may be the furthest thing from your mind. As a parent (or grandparent!), there are a thousand things to worry about. Having children in your life creates responsibility, Read More
I have attend a few too many funerals lately. Not the kind of thing one likes to do or frankly expects to learn anything from - at least from an estate planning perspective. But just this past weekend I attended the funeral for a dear friend's mother, who I knew well herself. And while she did not have a large estate to deal with, she took the time to plan in a way that probably was much more important. She planned Read More
So I am reading "Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy Until You're 80 and Beyond" by Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge, MD. Problem is, I need it to work tomorrow, if not sooner. How come I was the only one who received this as a Christmas gift from a family member? So apparently I have to learn to be a bit more selfish and put myself first when it comes to being healthy. I got the selfish and putting myself Read More
