It is with great pleasure that we announce the law firms of Crumpler Freedman Parker & Witt and Freedman, Thompson, Witt, Ceberio, & Byrd, PLLC will merge practices effective January 1, 2021. Learn more.
Many people leaving high school or entering college never once consider whether they should have a will. Why should they have a will, after all? It’s not like they have an estate to give away if they die, right? That’s not exactly true. Many people do make wills in...
Once you create an estate plan, you should review it every year or so to ensure it reflects your current situation. Several family situations will require you to take another look at your plan, regardless of when you last reviewed it. You marry or divorce Once you...
In some ways, vulnerable older adults are a lot like children. They may struggle to care for themselves and may not have the proper perspective to make decisions in their own best interests. Like children, older adults experiencing cognitive decline or struggling with...
When you decide to start a business or incorporate your existing one, you likely understand that you must take on a few risks. You gamble with your finances and perhaps even your reputation, for example. Of course, you should consider your financial and personal...
The best estate plans include highly customized documents that address your unique family relationships and current financial situation. Most parents want to leave a meaningful inheritance for their children. For some people, a meaningful inheritance will have...
People have specific mental images when they hear the word “crime.” This might involve police tape, handcuffs, or violent crime, but the word extends to cover a wide variety of illegal activity that is also punishable by law and prosecuted by juries every day. ...
People who are creating an estate plan should make sure they don’t stay focused on the distribution of assets that they forget there are some other aspects of estate planning that they need to take manage. One of these is getting powers of attorney set. A power of...
Sometimes people delay estate planning until they are facing imminent mortality. Others never get to it at all. If you are thinking about it now, when you are younger, that’s a very good first step. Estate planning requires time and attention. The earlier you begin,...
Estate planning often requires people to think far into a future they can’t predict as they determine how their assets will be divided among loved ones. For many, that means considering in-laws that aren’t even in the picture yet – or maybe they are, and that’s the...
If you use a will to distribute your assets, your bank accounts are going to enter your estate as soon as you pass away. These assets will then be distributed by the estate executor. If there is no will, the court may have to determine who is supposed to inherit your...
