What is Your Legacy?

By John Even | Published November 1, 2019 | Posted in Business Law, Estate Planning |

What is Your Legacy? When you think of leaving a legacy, what do you think of? The inheritance that you would like to pass on to your children? A gift to your family’s church or your favorite charity that will continue on past your life time? Perhaps the successful transfer of a family business to Read More

Who Has Priority to Be Mom’s Guardian or Conservator?

By John Even | Published August 30, 2019 | Posted in Estate Planning |

Who Has Priority to Be Mom’s Guardian or Conservator? Sometimes I get asked this question when a client’s mom or dad has dementia or Alzheimer’s. This blog first discusses when a guardian or conservator is necessary. It then describes who has priority to be Mom’s guardian or conservator. Finally, it recommends ways that you and Read More

Do I Need an A/B Trust?

By John Even | Published May 31, 2019 | Posted in Estate Planning |

Do I Need an A/B Trust? Clients ask me this question all the time. This blog discusses what an A/B Trust is and when it is appropriate for married couples to consider one. What is an A/B Trust? An A/B Trust is a trust for married couples that divides into two trusts (typically called a Read More

Top 7 Things To Know After You Sign Your Trust

By John Even | Published May 1, 2019 | Posted in Estate Planning |

Top 7 Things To Know After You Sign Your Trust So you have just signed your revocable living trust, and you are wondering what do I do next? This blog lists the top 7 things that I tell clients after they have signed their trust. I hope you enjoy it! You have some homework – Read More

Which Distribution Plan is Best for Your Trust?

By John Even | Published December 28, 2018 | Posted in Estate Planning |

Which Distribution Plan is Best for Your Trust? So you’ve decided that a trust is the best estate planning vehicle for you due to its many benefits, one of which is flexibility with regard to your distribution provisions, and now you are trying to decide on which distribution plan is best for you and your Read More

How Does the New Tax Act Affect My Trust?

By John Even | Published February 28, 2018 | Posted in Estate Planning | 2 Comments

By now, everyone has heard about the New Tax Act and how it will impact your family’s income taxes in 2018. However, the New Tax Act also made significant changes to the federal estate tax laws. Most importantly, the so-called single exclusion amount (which I usually refer to as the estate tax exemption amount) increased Read More

Three Ways to Transfer Your Business

By John Even | Published July 17, 2017 | Posted in Estate Planning |

Let me paint the picture. You are in your 60’s or early 70’s after having working the last 20-30 years building up a successful family business and you are trying to figure out a way to slow down and enjoy some of the fruits of your labor. Some of your family members work in the Read More

Should My College Student Have a Power of Attorney?

By John Even | Published May 26, 2017 | Posted in Estate Planning |

Recently, my son graduated from high school, and, after a few trips with his friends this summer, he will be heading off to college in the fall. In addition to getting him all up to date with his dental work and eyeglass prescription and purchasing some new clothes and other items for his college dorm Read More

Hurry – It’s Not Too Late for Your 2016 Charitable Gifts!

By John Even | Published December 22, 2016 | Posted in Estate Planning |

I hope that you and your family have a wonderful Christmas holiday! Before the end of the year, there are two charitable giving opportunities that I wanted to bring to your attention from a tax perspective. First, if you have an IRA and you are interested in giving some of the IRA to charity this Read More

How Do I Plan for Incapacity?

By John Even | Published September 30, 2016 | Posted in Estate Planning |

With Alzheimer’s and dementia becoming more and more prevalent these days, more and more clients are asking me how to plan for incapacity in case they develop one of these devastating diseases. In addition, you may have your documents in place to plan for an incapacity, but your parents or other loved ones may need Read More

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