Trusts and Estates Law Group Provides Estate Planning Needs Assessment Tool on Website
The estate planning attorneys at the Trusts and Estates Law Group offer an easy-to-use online calculator to assess your estate planning needs. Estate planning is about planning for the orderly distribution of your assets while minimizing estate and income taxes. Having a well-structured estate plan ensures that your wishes are carried out after a disability…
Read MoreSame-Sex Couples Need Estate Planning, Too
Since same-sex marriage became legal throughout the United States in 2015 with the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodge, many same-sex couples have realized that they can benefit from estate planning. Making decisions about the disposition of your accumulated wealth and property, providing power of attorney for critical decisions, and stating end-of-life health care…
Read MoreUpdate Your Estate Plan Annually
As your life changes, so should your estate plan. At the Trusts and Estates Law Group, we advise family planning clients to revisit their estate plan every year to ensure that life has not passed it by. Whether you have experienced a significant life event such as the birth of a baby, change of marital…
Read MoreTrusts and Estates Law Group Welcomes Its New Member, Attorney Gretchen Cleevely
The Trusts and Estates Law Group welcomes its newest member, Attorney Gretchen Cleevely. Attorney Cleevely is happy to join the team of the firm in 2019. The entire side of the company is also enthusiastic in welcoming her on their legal group. She has sound knowledge and experience in the legal work. Her practice focuses…
Read More2019 Scholarship Essay Contest
The Trusts and Estates Law Group is pleased to sponsor a 2019 scholarship essay contest with $4,500 in prizes to help students with education expenses. The attorneys at the Trusts and Estates Law Group understand the value of careful planning at all stages of life—when planning for college, when getting married and starting a family,…
Read MoreUnmarried Couples and Estate Planning: Does It Make Sense?
Sometimes we are asked whether a couple that lives together — an unmarried couple — needs estate planning. Our answer is an emphatic “Yes.” There are protections married couples have that unmarried couples do not, which makes estate planning more important in many ways for unmarried couples. Whether they are a younger couple not ready…
Read MoreDo I Need To Revise My Estate Plan After Having A Baby?
The impact of having a baby is an incredible thing. This small person depends on you for everything. You know you will need to be there for your child. But you should be aware that your child will still depend on you, even if something happens and you are no longer there. As a new…
Read MoreDon’t Create a Legal Disaster as Your Legacy
Our estate planning attorneys at the Trusts and Estates Law Group often get calls from families in the Raleigh area who are trying to untangle messes created by departed loved ones who thought they could use an online form to write a will. With so many instructional videos online, do-it-yourselfers try their hands at everything…
Read MoreRetirement Finances for Those Who Have No Intention of Retiring
If you love your work and don’t want to give it up, your retirement plan is different than the person who is counting the days until they can stop going to work. The number of people who chose to keep working is expected to rise, as reported in a recent article from MarketWatch, “How to…
Read MoreA Relatively New Task for Executors: Digital Footprint
It is hard enough to deal with a home filled with a lifetime of possessions! Now add to that the executor’s newest responsibility: their loved one’s digital footprint. Executors today are facing a relatively new task: managing online accounts, photos, posts and more that comprise an individual’s digital footprint. According to an article in The…
Read More