A Personal Services Agreement (PSA) is a contract between two or more people. The purpose of a PSA is to...

I once heard that doing estate planning is right above getting a colonoscopy on the list of things that a person desires to do.  In conjuction with this sentiment, an Arizona law firm recently posted a blog on their website that shows all of the reasons why people choose to not get a will or take the necessary actions to avoid probate (essential elements of estate planning).  While Arizona probate laws are vastly different from Ohio's (the fees for probating an estate in Arizona are not consistent with Ohio's probate fees), the reasons that are stated for avoiding estate planning are applicable for all Americans.

Who remembers the time when the chances were about 50% that a caller was actually a friend or family member due to the telemarketers who would prey on you at all hours of the day, particularly at dinner time?  Seniors, however, continue to be prey to the telemarketers because...

Time Health & Family magazine recently posted an online article about the things that can quickly derail one's finances when a family member suffers from dementia... 

Our office has seen an influx of requests for Premarital Agreements (aka Prenup or "PMA") due to the numerous amounts of clients who are deciding to remarry later in life after the original spouse has died.  And the reason for obtaining a PMA is not because the clients thinks that they may end up getting divorced...

Due to the strict privacy laws, physicians are more often than not refusing to release medical information to the parents of adult special-needs children without the parents' ability to produce a health care power of attorney for the adult child.  Read an important article about why it is so important for the parents of special-needs children to especially be concerned about obtaining estate planning documents for their children...

Time is running out.  Only two more months remain before the estate and gift tax rate goes from 35% to 55%...

 

When family members are in the middle of a crisis and need to quickly access various estate planning documents, such as the General Durable Power of Attorney or Advance Directives, one does not want to waste precious time trying to locate the documents.  Immediate access to the documents...

You've probably heard that one of the main reasons why people decide to get a revocable living trust as part of their estate plan is to avoid probate.  Did you know that a huge benefit of avoiding probate is...

In most states, the estate laws are not written to protect the interests of couples who are not married, but who cohabitate and share assets.  It is for that reason why estate planning for unmarried couples has been a hot topic recently in the world of estate law.  To learn more, read Chris Cooper's blog entry below.