Estate Planning

Tim Conway is known for his goofy antics and oddball characters in films as well as on television shows, particularly as a member of the Carol Burnett Show cast. Sadly, the 84-year-old actor now suffers from an advanced form of dementia and lives elder care facility....

You, like many other Ohio residents, likely have a life insurance policy. You may have taken out this policy to better ensure that your surviving family will have the financial means to carry on without you in the event of your demise. Taking such a proactive step...

Probate is the process in which a court oversees the distribution of your property after you are deceased. During probate, any of your outstanding debts will be addressed and your assets will be distributed according to your will. The probate process for your estate...

Do you have a family-owned business? Have you given some thought to what will happen to your business once you retire? Do you have a succession plan in place should you no longer be able to handle the day-to-day affairs of your company due to incapacity or premature...

A revocable living trust can be a useful tool in estate planning. Many people make the mistake of assuming that these trusts are only for the very wealthy, but that couldn’t be more false. People who choose to make revocable living trusts usually do so in order to...

Let’s say that you have set up a will in order to distribute your assets after you pass away. You decide that part of your estate will go to your spouse. After all, bequeathing assets and property to a spouse is an excellent way to care for them. Still, if your estate...

Generally, when an entrepreneur is starting a new business, one of their big hopes is that their business will be a big success. When this hope is realized, one thing it can be important for a business owner to give careful thought to is the future. This includes what...

Some long-term couples here in Ohio opt never to get married. Now, just as is the case for members of a married couple, individuals who are part of an unmarried couple may care very much about what rights and protections their partner would have in the event that...

One of the first documents that any person getting their estate plan together should draft is a will. Your will dictates so much in your estate that without one, it is very easy for your loved ones and beneficiaries to become entangled in complicated litigation over...

End-of-life care situations can become a very uncertain and confusing situation for a family. One thing a person can do to try to keep things as clear as possible in the event key end-of-life decisions come up for them is have a living will. A living will is a...