Both trusts are important in estate planning. Learn more about how each is different but useful depending on your estate planning needs and goals, which can change throughout a lifetime.
Moving into a new home can be exciting, but that excitement can quickly wane if it is because their parents are splitting up. Learn how to ease the transition and make a welcoming space.
Learn which decisions about “who gets what” fall outside of a Will and the steps you need to make sure your wishes are preserved.
The overall divorce rate has declined, it has nearly doubled among those over 50 since 1990. Learn how to navigate divorce after 50 and thrive!
Single and divorced mothers have continued to struggle to earn as much as men. Learn how co-parenting can help narrow the gender pay gap.
Many people fail to prepare for what could happen should they become incapacitated or die during their divorce. Learn how to protect your assets and wishes.
A guardian is necessary when a person or minor is considered “incapacitated.” A person is incapacitated if the person is: 1) a minor; 2) an adult who, because of a physical or mental condition, is substantially unable to: a) provide food, clothing, or shelter for himself or herself; b) care for the person’s own physical health; or c) manage the person’s own financial affairs; or 3) must have a conservator appointed for the person to receive funds due the person from a governmental source.
Balancing work and allocating parental responsibilities between parents can be a challenge, particularly if both parents work outside the home. This challenge can be further exacerbated when parents get divorced, and their children begin to rotate between two households.
Thinking about what will happen after you die isn’t fun. But legal adults, no matter how young or old, need a basic estate plan.
If you’re currently going through a divorce in Washington State, you’re probably digging through piles of papers looking for bills, statements, and other important documents. During that search, most people, however, forget to revisit their estate planning documents. Learn why you should.
