Blended families have grown over the years and there are more and more families choosing to prepare estate plans that will address their STEP-grandchildren or STEP-children exactly the same as their natural-born children. The Question Of Whether Stepchildren Are Considered Descendants With Regards For Trust Provisions Is A Question That Arises Often To explain Arizona…
It Is True That Not Everyone Is Active On Facebook Yet Many Have Accounts Whether They Use Them Or Not With its 1.49 billion users, Facebook has provided a path for users’ family members or personal representatives to stage an exit from the popular social media platform. An important part of working with people to…
It’s Simple To Remember The Large Donations You Make Year After Year—You Simply Review Your Bank Records Right? But what about those smaller, cash donations you make to your friend’s walk-a-thon or outside the grocery store? Intuit offers a free app that you can easily download onto your smart phone, Ipad or other mobile device.…
Putting THIS Off Until Tomorrow Could Cost You Or Your Family BIG! As we grow older, being prepared just seems to come more naturally. We have learned (some of us the HARD way) that eliminating surprises or at least reducing them means cost savings and less agony. It doesn’t matter whether you are talking about…
Your kids have gone and you are looking ahead to a happy, retired life in a home that you want to reflect the way you live. Who Do You Call To Help You Redesign Your Home For Healthy Aging? Jeannette Knudsen Allied ASID and her Gilbert firm Design for a Lifespan LLC helps people create…
We At Keystone Law Firm Love To Introduce Our Audience To Businesses In The Community That We Know, Like & Trust While most of us do not have a “relationship” with a cemetery, it is good to know that someday, when it is needed, you know a little about the providers nearby. Ron Schuler of…
One Of Most Notable, Memorable & Prolific Performers In Our Day Was The Late Robin Williams This month marks one year since the world lost this striking talent. Williams did take the time and energy to create a specific plan for his very generous estate carefully arranging for his wife and his grown children. Like…
From Time To Time, We Will Answer Questions We Receive From Our Clients On Our Blog Naturally, if ONE person is pondering a topic relative to estate-planning, it is possible there are others out there wondering the same thing. Today’s Question Is: How Do We Handle Our Timeshare In Our Estate Planning? Timeshares are a…
Many Americans Have Watched In Horror As The Late Whitney Houston & Her Family Struggled Today, we continue to watch since the untimely death of the late superstar’s 22-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. Today, as millions mourn along with Bobbi’s infamous father Bobby Brown, her maternal family members and her embattled boyfriend Nick Gordon, a…
Business owners are accustomed to having to handle issues that employees do not think of such as changes in tax laws and management plans for time away from the business. One topic that is relevant to both business owners AND employed people is estate planning but like with most things, the business owner has specific…