Estate Planning during uncertain times. What in the world is going on? One day, we are living our best lives, freedom, liberty, and an economy that just wouldn’t quit. Then, enter stage left, Covid-19. It seems, at least for many of us, that our world was uprooted and flipped on its head. Stay at home, […]
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The Blended Family and Five Estate Planning Tips
“It doesn’t matter where you start, it matters where you finish.” Gary Vaynerchuk may not have been speaking of blended families when saying these words, but for a lot of blended families, these words speak volumes. The blended family, think The Brady Bunch, has a lot to consider in terms of Estate Planning. This article […]
Estate Planning Mistakes
Estate Planning Mistakes What are the biggest estate planning mistakes someone can make? Below is Welch Law’s Top 10 list based on our experience working with clients. 1. Not Doing One This is perhaps the most common estate planning mistake. Well over 60% of Americans under the age of 65 do not have an estate […]
Hunting and Estate Planning
For all my fellow hunters Hunting and Estate Planning: This is not an article about how scary hunting is and how if you are heading out to the fields you better have an estate plan. Rather, this is just a reminder of how some times when we recenter and focus on what is really important […]
Consequences of Dying Without a Will or Trust
Dying without a Will or Trust in place could spell disaster. Not for you, obviously, but for your spouse, children, and other beneficiaries. The consequences of dying without a Will or Trust in place, start with your estate being subject to the intestate laws of the state in which you reside. It also means that […]