What is a Revocable Trust?

What is a Revocable Trust?

Over the past several months, we have used this space to provide insight about the Estate Planning process, and the benefits of a Revocable Living Trust. Now, we would like to discuss Revocable Trusts in more detail, and how they can help you protect your assets and...
๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป

๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป

As a parent, you work hard in hopes that when you go, your children will be prepared to live independently. But what happens if both you and your spouse get in an accident, or if youโ€™re a single parent and suddenly get ill when your children are still young?...
๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป?

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป?

โ€œI am about to get remarried, so we are waiting until we merge our assetsโ€ OR โ€œWe are about to move around several of our accounts, and we want to get our financial affairs in order firstโ€ You do not need to wait until your assets are settled to establish a Revocable...

The Perils of Probate

A few years ago, a couple came to our office to prepare an Estate Planning package. Letโ€™s call them Bob and Suzie. Although Attorney Clark strongly advised them to set up Revocable Living Trusts, Bob and Suzie elected to go for a simple Will package, nominating each...