Naming Guardians

A guardian is the person designated by court appointment and given the responsibility of managing the personal affairs of a minor child or a person that is legally incompetent. Naming a guardian for minor children if something were to happen to you is one of the most

Inheritance and Estate Planning

Inheritance and Estate Planning

Inheritance and estate planning are too easy to postpone.  Even though life is fragile, we tend to think we will live forever.  You can probably come up with a number of reasons to postpone your estate planning.  I don’t want to hear them. Your parents can probably

How to Put Property in a Trust, or Funding a Trust

How to Put Property in a Trust, or Funding a Trust

“How do I put property into a trust?” is a question I often get after someone forms a living revocable trust.  This is an important question.  Putting property into a trust is also known as funding the trust.  Funding a trust is the engine that runs a