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When Should I Set Up a Trust?

The time to consider your estate plan is when you have children to care for, 50 years or older, relocated and planning a trip.

Divorced But Not Seperated

With a significant change oflife events, remember to update your estate plan to address beneficiary designations for life insurance, investment accounts and bank accounts. It is an important time to update your estate planning as well be reviewing your trust documents.

That Deed to Your Child Cost her a Lot of Money

Do not deed your property to your children!

Advice for Families in Probate or Trust Distribution

Guidance for people who are in probate cases or Trust Administration

ASSET PROTECTION: Offshore vs. Domestic Trust (Int’l Persons)

This is a continuation of the discussion in Part I of this series regarding the advantages and disadvantages of two common asset protection techniques: offshore entities/accounts, and the US asset protection trust.

ASSET PROTECTION: Offshore vs. Domestic Trust (US Persons)

Ours is an international law firm, so offshore work has always been part of our practice. Lately, however, we have been moving away from recommending offshore to our US clients.

Legal Duty of A Trustee

Duty of a trustee to protect beneficiaries, and remedies for breach.

Estate Planning 101

Quick review of Estate Planning with brief explanations of Wills, General Durable Powers of Attorney and Medical Advance Directives.

Collaborative Law: A Structured Resolution Out of Court

An overview of the Collaborative Law model approach to alternative dispute resolution.

Property Division: Community Property Versus Equitable Distribution

This CLE provides comparisons between Community Property Jurisdictions and Equitable Distribution Jurisdictions for legal practitioners.

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