Estate Planning Explained – Video
Estate planning is explained often as the process of preparing to transfer your property to your loved ones and others when you pass. This misses a whole lot of what estate planning is all about. Estate planning also includes preparing for incapacity and dementia before an accident, medical incident, illness, or dementia strikes. These things […]
Estate Planning Costs – Video
Estate planning costs can be looked at in two ways… First, what is the cost of creating an estate plan? Second, what is the cost of NOT creating an estate plan? First, let’s examine the cost of NOT creating an estate plan. The Estate Planning Costs of NOT Planning If you don’t create your own […]
Wills and Estate Planning – Video
The process of creating wills and estate planning is complex and it is advisable to seek professional advice. Wills can be used to distribute your assets, name guardians for any children, nominate an executor to carry out your wishes, and decide who gets what, when, how, and how much. What is Wills and Estate Planning […]
Who Decides Who Gets My Stuff? (Video)
Who decides who gets my stuff? If you pass without a Will or other planning in place, the State has decided who gets what, when, how, and how much! The Judge in charge of Probate will use those rules to make the Judge’s rulings. Here is the State’s rules in a nutshell: Most people assume […]
Who is Estate Planning For? (Video)
Fayetteville Probate Lawyer Tells You How to Avoid Probate in Arkansas – Video
You Don’t Automatically Need a Trust In Arkansas, to avoid probate, you don’t necessarily need to create a trust. In Arkansas we have other methods available to avoid probate other than a Revocable Trust. Estate planning isn’t a one size fits all, force fit everybody into a trust, thing. First, a Warning
Rogers Probate Lawyer – When Does an Estate Require Probate?
This is not a simple question to answer, and requires that many other probate questions be answered to make a decision. However, it is possible to provide some general advice. No Estate If a person dies with no property or outstanding debts, then there is nothing for the courts to oversee. You may think this […]
How Do I Protect my Assets From Medicaid? (Video)
One of the most common questions I am asked is how do I protect my assets against Medicaid? Hi, I’m Gary, the owner of Dewitt law firm and we’re with you every step of the way. Protecting your assets against Medicaid is at the best difficult. Medicaid has stacked the deck in their favor, but […]
What is a Trust? (Video)
What is a Trust? Mark needed to qualify for Medicaid. Fortunately, one of the rules he put in his trust was the power to makes gifts of trust assets during his lifetime. (Gifting is a powerful Medicaid qualification technique.) Without that power, it would have been much more difficult for Mark to qualify. This is […]
The Dangers of DIY Planning (Video)