As you start thinking about what belongs in your Living Trust, here are four things that often get overlooked—and can have significant, often costly consequences. Creating Joint Tenancy Assets In Living Trust conversations, joint tenancy generally refers to real estate and how you hold title to a property. If two people own...
Covid-19 has left many families grieving the sudden loss of their loved ones. As Guideway assists them in probating their estates, we’re sensitive to the painful loss of family members. In a best-case scenario, the Probate is uncontested by the surviving family members, the Executor settles the estate and it’s...
COVID is proving to be a very cunning adversary. Experts continue to learn about and respect COVID’s nuances because it’s still the one in control. While the disease is most dangerous for the elderly and those with preexisting conditions, it transcends demographics. It’s affecting those who are healthy, athletic, young...
Sometimes death has a way of bringing out the worst in families. The death of a parent and the subsequent efforts to settle the estate can renew old rivalries among siblings. Ask those who grew up in dysfunctional families, and they’ll tell you that just because they’re older doesn’t mean...
We recently had a call from Josh, a client we’ve assisted on other matters. He had a question about a family disagreement—not unusual when there’s an inheritance at stake. Their father died in 2012; their mother in 2016. They had an AB Trust. The estate included the family home that...
Elise sat in her kitchen staring at a huge, meaningless pile of bills, bank statements, outstanding invoices and cancelled checks. She had always been close to her dad, but right now she was furious at him for dying and making her the Executor of his estate in his Will. Elise was...
Abby’s mother died in a tragic automobile accident in January. She had never prepared a Living Trust because, like many people, she assumed that this was something she’d have plenty of time for when she grew old. An only child, Abby would be the Administrator of her mother’s estate When Abby came...
