Personal Note Hello There, Summer is winding down and we are unofficially moving into fall. Students are back in school also. This is to wish all students, teachers and administrators a successful school year. Parents also have an important role to play in supporting...
Greenbelt Family Law Blog
The Most Important Legal and Financial Actions To Take Right Now!
As you already know, the COVID-19 pandemic means nothing is business as usual. Many states have implemented a "shelter-in-place" order to limit the spread of the disease; however, if you are not in a place with such an order, or if your parents are not following it,...
Protecting Your Parents From Undue Influence During Covid-19 and Beyond
Today, we want to focus on one of the major risks of not being "in the know" when it comes to your parents' estate planning matters: the undue influence of bad actors. It is an unfortunate fact that predators emerge during times of upheaval to take advantage of...
Protect Your Family From Wealth’s Dark Side With a Lifetime Asset Protection Trust
When you create your estate plan, the idea that one of your adult children would ever use their inheritance to bankroll a cult is probably something you’d never dream of, much less anticipate. Yet that’s exactly what 40-year-old Clare Bronfman, heiress to the...
How to Fix Errors in Your Credit Report
While some of those TV commercials for free credit-score report companies are pretty funny, having errors on your credit report is no laughing matter. Indeed, your credit score is one of the main factors determining your access to loans, credit cards, housing, and...
How Do Trusts Help You Save on Taxes?
Many people come to us curious (or confused) about trusts and taxes. So today's article is going to sort it out and clarify things for you. There are two types of trusts, and each have different tax consequences. Revocable trusts, which are the far more commonly used...
Gen-X, 90210 Star Luke Perry’s Death Demonstrates the Importance of Planning for Incapacity
In late February, Luke Perry, who became famous starring in the 1990s TV series Beverly Hills 90210, suffered a massive stroke at age 52. He was hospitalized under heavy sedation, and five days later, when it became clear he wouldn't recover, his family decided to...
Avoid These Two (2) Common Causes For Dispute Over Your Estate Plan—Part 1
No matter how well you think you know your loved ones, it's impossible to predict exactly how they'll behave when you die or if you become incapacitated. Of course, no one wants to believe their family would ever end up battling one another in court over inheritance...
Avoid These 2 Common Causes For Dispute Over Your Estate Plan—Part 2
In the first part of this series, we discussed one of the most frequent causes for dispute over your estate plan. Here, we'll look at another leading cause for dispute and offer strategies for its prevention. No matter how well you think you know your family, you can...
A Map to Doing the Right Thing for the People You Love During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Right now, huge numbers of people are coming face to face with their own mortality, and realizing they need to plan for the worst. This goes not just for those of us in the "senior" category, but for all of us, no matter our age. We are facing the reality of our...
