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As your daily life goes on, take a moment to think about your parents as they grow older. Do you know if they have their affairs in order? How would…

Beneficiaries for life insurance and assets automatically change after divorce. Instead of leaving money to your spouse, you will want to transfer those assets to your children. Many couples forget…

Sometimes, Instead of focusing and estate plan on passing along assets or money, many aging adults want to emphasize leaving their loved ones with family history and legacy. This can…

Dear Clients and Professional Colleagues of Shoup Legal: It is an absolute pleasure of mine to announce to you today the creation of a new affiliate law firm that Andrea…

Does the thought of probate concern you? If you have a will that is outdated or incomplete, your loved ones could wait months, sometimes years, before your assets are released…

If you have aging loved ones, you know how pressing it feels to make sure their affairs are in order if they were to pass away. Unfortunately, your parents or…

The most common tip you hear about when preparing for the unexpected is to arrange a last will and testament. Your will outlines how you would like your assets distributed,…

A living trust is an important estate planning tool that allows you to transfer your assets into the trust in order to avoid probate. When you have your assets connected…

A will is an excellent tool to make a plan for your assets and heirs after you die. Everyone needs to have an estate plan, but most people do not…

As we go through life, estate planning is something that can easily get pushed to the back of our minds and sit lower on our priority list of things to…

The fact is, estate planning gets more complex if you have been married multiple times, taken on stepchildren, or had children with your new spouse. You do not want to…

You may be aware of the do-it-yourself wills that are found online with an easy Google search, charging a fee to download a will and fill out a questionnaire. While…