Establishing an individual retirement account (IRA) trust is an effective way to pass your assets on to your family and beneficiaries. However, you must designate beneficiaries when you…
Undue influence can occur in any situation that involves a contract when one party (the wrongdoer) uses means of extreme persuasion to pressure another party (the victim) into…
Of all the gifts that parents, grandparents, and others may give, the gift of an education may be one of the longest-lasting and most beneficial. An education trust…
If you have recently lost a loved one, you may be grappling with difficult emotions, such as grief and trepidation about the future. Depending on the estate planning…
One of the advantages of incorporating a business is that incorporation can protect owners from being directly and personally responsible for the business’s debts and liabilities. Corporations are…
According to the American Bar Association, contracts, which are legal agreements between two or more parties, are often complex and challenging to read. Due to their complexity, they…
In 2015, LGBTQ+ and same-sex couples were permitted to legally marry throughout the country as a result of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.…
Estate planning and charitable giving can be a powerful combination for those who want to make a lasting impact on their favorite causes while ensuring the proper distribution…
When teenagers are getting ready to head off to college, their parents are probably thinking about such details as what college they will be attending, which courses they…
Estate planning is the process of deciding who gets a person’s property after he or she passes away and how that property is transferred. However, estate planning is…
Contracts form the cornerstone of many businesses. While some people may be tempted to use boilerplate contracts or contract provisions, every word contained in a contract can have…
