by Trish Butcher | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Unless you’ve created a proper estate plan, when you die many of your assets must first pass through the court process known as probate before those assets can be distributed to your heirs. Like most court proceedings, probate can be time-consuming, costly, and open...
by Trish Butcher | Mar 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
As we head into the third year of the pandemic, we are coming to terms with just how fragile our lives and health really are. If you haven’t gotten sick yourself, it’s almost certain you know someone who has, and many of us even know of one or more individuals who...
by Trish Butcher | Mar 8, 2022 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning
Over just the last two years, we’ve seen historic levels of damage caused by natural disasters in the U.S. From blizzards in Texas and wildfires in California to hurricanes in Louisiana and tornados in the Midwest, few regions of the country are immune to such...
by Trish Butcher | Mar 4, 2022 | Estate Planning, Personalized Estate Plan
What To Expect From Your Initial Estate Planning Meeting Whether you’ve met with an estate planning lawyer before or it’s your first time, it’s important to understand how working with us, your Personal Family Lawyer® is different from meeting with a traditional...
by Trish Butcher | Mar 1, 2022 | Estate Planning
Although no one wants to sit around the dinner table and talk about their inevitable death, everyone passes away at some point—there’s no stopping it. Since you don’t have a crystal ball to see into the future, making plans is something you should do right...