Top 10 Most Commonly Used Trusts

  Because there are so many different kinds of Trust agreements, it can often be a daunting task to determine which is right for your situation, which makes estate planning more challenging.  However, that’s what we, as estate planning attorneys, do every day. We...

Happy National Estate Planning Awareness Week!

And you thought you had to wait until Halloween to celebrate something. Think again! In 2008 the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC), in conjunction with Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) and 49 of his colleagues, helped pass a law which declared...

Decanting: How to Fix a Trust That Isn’t Getting Better With Age

Though it is common for many wines to improve as they age, the same is not true for some irrevocable trusts. Perhaps you are the beneficiary of a trust created by your great grandfather sixty years ago that no longer makes sense. Or maybe you created an irrevocable...