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.
There are many ways that probate proceedings could reduce how much property you leave for your loved ones. The process of settling an estate takes months and often involves professional support, ranging from a lawyer to someone who organizes estate sales. Creditors...
In certain situations, it may be necessary for a person to be placed under someone else’s care. This can happen for a variety of reasons, but the end result is a type of legal relationship that allows one person to take care of another. But why is a guardianship...
People acquire joint ownership of a property in many different ways. Maybe you and your best friend bought a cabin together so that your families could alternate weekends away at the property. Maybe you and your siblings jointly inherited the home where your parents...
If you’re responsible for a child, grandchild or other loved one with a physical or cognitive disability, their well-being after you’re gone is a top priority as you develop your estate plan. You want to ensure that you leave them the resources that they will need to...
Getting our teens ready to drive is bittersweet. We can give them the freedom to get around town while also freeing ourselves from chauffeuring them from activity to activity. But we also know that teen accident rates are soaring and many of these crashes lead to...
An estate is a lifetime’s worth of work. This labor of love may include business interests, multiple pieces of real estate and family heirlooms. Once we have gotten our estate in order and are putting together or updating an estate plan, we may find we have concerns...
Are you thinking of setting up a corporation? Then you probably know that it takes a little bit more effort and documentation to finalize, unlike a sole proprietorship. Usually, different states have varying rules or requirements for registering a corporation. If you...
The decision to sell your business is never an easy one. After all, you have put considerable effort into getting your business off the ground and probably even developed an attachment to it. However, with proper planning and preparation, you could end up with a good...
You should not consider estate planning a task that you can complete and never think about it again. It is better to have an estate plan than not to have one, but that document may still need to be updated, even after it is made. Failing to do this can mean that your...
While defective products may result in personal injuries, understanding the legal ins and outs is often a complicated endeavor. Our lawyers can help.
