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There have been a number of glitches in sending stimulus payments to Americans under the recently enacted CARES Act, including sending stimulus payments, which are intended to ease the financial [...]

A codicil is a document that supplements a Will that has already been created and is an estate planning tool that allows provisions to be made to said Will. People generally create a codicil to [...]

Essentially, a Will caveat is an objection to a Will. A Will caveat provides an individual with the ability to present evidence that some aspect of a Will makes it legally invalid. Once the [...]

A qualified domestic trust (QDOT) is a marital trust utilized for the benefit of a spouse that is not a U.S. citizen. This type of trust allows a non-U.S. citizen who is married to a U.S. citizen [...]

Typically, adopted children have the same legal right to inherit assets from their adoptive parents as biological children do. When a child is adopted, their legal ties to their biological [...]

A trust is an entity created by an individual (the settlor) to hold assets for the benefit of the trust’s beneficiaries, while a trustee is appointed to manage the trust. Decanting a trust is the [...]

A spendthrift trust is a trust created for an individual that gives an independent trustee full authority regarding how the trust funds may be spent to meet the needs of the beneficiary (the [...]

Probate is the legal process of proving that a Will is valid in court and administering the estate of the decedent according to the terms of their Will. If you are the personal representative of [...]

An explanatory letter is a separate document that you attach to your Will. The purpose of an explanatory letter is to explain the wishes set forth in your Will. When you create a Will, it is wise [...]

When you create a Will, you must obtain signatures from at least two witnesses at the time you sign it for it to be considered valid. The purpose of having two witnesses is so that, if the [...]