I get calls from women all the time who have lost their husbands. These women are already distraught from the loss of their lifelong partner and spouse, and I can feel their emotional and psychological pain over the phone calls we have. I do wish I had better skills in grief counseling and could help ease their pain, but often that is far outside … [Read more...]
Estate Planning in a Second Marriage: What You Need to Know
I recently had a client call me and request that I set up a trust for their brother. The brother is getting married in about 6 weeks, and the brother wanted to set up a trust to protect his assets from being claimed by his new wife. This was going to be a second marriage for the brother, and the brother wanted to keep the assets he earned during … [Read more...]
Estate Planning for the Blended Family: Planning to Keep a New Spouse and All the Kids Happy
The 1970’s TV show “The Brady Bunch” depicts a blended family - a family where the spouses have remarried and kids are not all from just the married couple. The theme song goes like this: “Here's the story of a lovely lady, who was bringing up three very lovely girls. All of them had hair of gold, like their mother, the youngest one in … [Read more...]