The Power of Trusts in Estate Preservation In 16th century England, wealth and power were largely a matter of how much land an individual owned. The king paid close attention to the inheritance of land to limit anyone from becoming too powerful. Land transfers following a death were governed by the king’s courts in an...Read More

How to prepare your children for a life without parents As young parents, it’s truly one of your worst nightmares: Both you and your partner die and leave your children orphaned.For many, the thought is so painful that they can’t begin to tackle the task of drawing up a will and choosing who would look...Read More

Who would raise your children if you couldn’t If you have young children, you should choose a personal guardian — someone to raise them in the highly unlikely event you can’t.If your children are young, you’ve probably thought about who would raise them if for some reason you and the other parent couldn’t. It’s not...Read More

What to know about using life insurance as a source of income for your children. Life insurance may be a good source of income for your children if you die. Here’s what you should know.At some time or other, all parents worry about what will happen to their children if one or both parents were...Read More

Lawyers said a new law that will eliminate the requirement of filing entire trust documents in real-estate matters will help ease administrative headaches and protect their clients’ privacy.The new law, effective immediately, allows attorneys to record simply a trustee certificate at the Registry of Deeds when a property interest is owned by a trust, instead...Read More

The necessity for clients to maintain the relevance of their estate plans cannot beoverstated. One of the most significant errors individuals commit in the realm ofestate planning, aside from not having a plan at all, is allowing an existing plan tobecome outdated. An obsolete plan is incapable of achieving its intended goalsand may inadvertently result...Read More