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Estate Planning for Special Needs Families
If someone you love has a disability, leaving them money the wrong way can cost them the very benefits they depend on. Swipe through for what every family with a …
When Family Becomes the Caregiver: A Caregiver Agreement Can Prevent Family Disputes
As parents age, one child often becomes the primary caregiver. Maybe that child lives nearby. Maybe she takes Mom to medical appointments, manages prescriptions, buys groceries, coordinates home repairs, handles …
What Happens to Your Credit Card Points and Airline Miles When You Die?
For frequent travelers, credit card points, airline miles, and hotel rewards can be surprisingly valuable. A person who has spent years accumulating rewards may have hundreds of thousands—or even millions—of …
You Got the NIL Deal. Now You Need an Estate Plan.
For generations, most college athletes didn’t have much money to worry about protecting. NIL changed that. Today, a college athlete may receive money from sponsorships, social media posts, autograph appearances, …
Who Gets Your Domain Name When You Die?
Estate Planning for GoDaddy Domains When people think about estate planning, they usually think about their home, bank accounts, investments, and personal belongings. But what about your website? For a …
Lessons from Q1 2026 – How to Handle Real Estate in Your Estate Plans
Estate Planning Insights If there’s one topic dominating estate planning conversations in 2026, it’s this: the house. For many families, the home is the largest asset—and the most emotional one. …
Health Challenges Do Not Wait for a Convenient Time to Plan
You do not get to decide when a health challenge starts. That is exactly why it is worth getting in front of one before it does. I see this most …
Don’t Let Paperwork Ruin Your Legacy
I’m currently helping an out-of-town client settle her sister’s estate. Her sister was an incredible academic. Her bookshelves, her journals, her research, all of it impeccable. Her personal affairs were …
When Family Becomes the Caregiver: A Caregiver Agreement Can Prevent Family Disputes
As parents age, one child often becomes the primary caregiver, the one taking Mom to appointments, managing prescriptions, buying groceries, handling bills. Sometimes that caregiving becomes so significant the child …
Elder Law: Planning for Aging Parents Before a Crisis Hits
By the time a family calls me about an aging parent, it is often already an emergency: a fall, a hospitalization, a sudden diagnosis. Elder law planning is meant to …