While we all hope for a happy and prosperous new year, scammers aren’t so generous of spirit.  With the start of the new decade and new year, many of us commonly abbreviate the year 2020 as simply ’20.   In the past, using an abbreviation for the year didn’t matter as much.  Now, it could cause...

Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz had it right: “there’s no place like home”.   As we move through life, trying to avoid the Wicked Witch of the West and the Flying Monkeys, our home is a place of great love, security and comfort.  Often a lifetime of memories with family and friends is created within...

Dear Generations Law Group, I’ve been updating my Naughty and Nice List and checking it twice. This got me to wondering, “Should I be updating my Estate Plan too?” Yours Truly, Kris Kringle Dear Mr. Kringle, Thank you for your letter and question! You started off on the right path by creating an estate plan....

At Generations Law Group, we hear the question, “Why not create my estate plan online?” frequently, especially from our younger Generations. Unfortunately, when you do your estate planning online, you get what you pay for (or maybe didn’t even pay for). Your estate plan can and should do many things for you, such as save...

You have been a devoted daughter taking care of your father. You managed his finances, checked in on him regularly, and arranged for in-home services to make sure he was well taken care of during his last years.  He said many times that he wanted everything to go to you and your sibling when he...

Creating a Will requires many important decisions.  One of the most significant is naming a Personal Representative (PR) to manage and settle your estate after you pass.  The responsibilities of a PR (sometime referred to as an Executor or Executrix) are significant, including making decisions about how your assets are managed and distributed to your...

In estate planning, it can be very confusing understanding the terminology that is used to describe the important fiduciary roles.   Have you heard the term personal representative?  How’s that different from a Trustee?  And what is the difference between a Guardian and Conservator?  Here is a quick review of the labels or terms you should...

When parents create their estate plan, one of the decisions that must be made is how to divide their estate among their children. For some, the answer is simple – every child gets an equal share; for others the situation is more complicated and leaving equal shares is not the desired choice. Sometimes the relationship...