by Tequila Higgins On February 23, 2020 Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25 year old Black man, was gunned down in a South Georgia neighborhood in broad daylight due to a father (Greg McMichael) and son (Trevor McMichael) “policing” their...
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by Khadija Dukes As a fellow millennial, I understand the lack of appeal the words ‘estate planning’ have. You hardly have time to plan your next vacation or what you want to do with your life, let alone all of the things that are...
Don’t name specific investments in your will. You are not guaranteed to still own them at the time of your death. And if you promised that specific bequest to one of your beneficiaries, your estate will purchase it to devise to the...
It happens to the best of us. That whirlwind romance that resulted in a baby and baby’s father who can’t be bothered. He’s not important. Your kids are. And we know you would do any and everything for them, but what happens when...
Did you know that business succession planning is a part of estate planning? A business succession plan can be looked at like a retirement plan for entrepreneurs. You don’t want to work until the day you die, but you also don’t want...
I don’t care how much you think you do or don’t have, or how old or young you think you are, or whether you have children or not. The bottom line is – you need a will. There’s no getting around it. A will is a legally...
Sh** happens. The better prepared you are for the unforeseen, the more you are able to minimize the associated risks and/or damages to yourself and others. Power of attorney documents are important estate planning tools, whereby you elect someone...
Probate is the legal process in which the assets, debts and other liabilities of the deceased (“decedent”) are determined and the remaining assets are distributed to decedent’s heirs at law (if decedent died without a will...
I spend a lot of time educating people on the importance of estate planning to their lives and their families, but I often feel like it falls upon deaf ears. When most people think of estate planning, they think of the elderly or people with Daddy...
I’m pretty sure Michael Jackson’s estate is going to be the first estate in history to still be the subject of legal claims even after his grandchildren are dead. I guess this is what happens when you’re the greatest of all...
