What Exactly Does an Executor Do?

Benjamin LongAssets, Estate Planning Attorney, Executor, Heirs, Probate, Wills

Understanding the Executor’s Role in Estate Planning “Whether you’re planning ahead for your own heirs or have been asked to serve as executor for someone …

How Does a Spendthrift Trust Protect Heirs From Themselves?

Benjamin LongEstate Planning, Heirs, Probate, Trusts, Wills

Protecting Heirs with Spendthrift Trusts “What steps can be put into place to ensure an adult child, who makes poor decisions, will be secure after …

Does Your Estate Plan Need a Will or a Trust or Both?

Benjamin LongAssets, Beneficiaries, Estate Planning, Heirs, Probate, Wills

Revocable Trust vs. Will: An Overview “One of the most fundamental choices you can make as you’re thinking about how to pass your assets on …

Handing Kids Keys to Your Home Is Never Good Estate Planning

Benjamin LongEstate Planning Attorney, Inheritance, Probate, Taxes

The Dangers of Transferring Home Ownership to Adult Children “Adding an adult child to your house deed, or giving them the home outright, might seem …