by Lisa Adler | Jan 20, 2019 | Elder Law, Estate Administration, Incapacity Planning, Intestate, Litigation, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
Is an estate planning tune up on your list of New Years Resolutions? If yes, you’re in good company! Check out this fun “punch list” from Above the Law: Estate Planning Resolutions For 2019: How To Be A Grown-Up In The New Year. This is a great list...
by Lisa Adler | Jan 1, 2019 | Estate Administration, Wills & Trusts
Happy New Year! Now, time to talk taxes! The 2019 tax changes are: The Estate and Gift tax exemption rate is increased (adjusted for inflation) to $11.4 Million per individual in 2019. This is an increase from $11.18 Million per individual in 2018. Planning...
by Lisa Adler | May 17, 2018 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Estate Administration, Incapacity Planning, Intestate, Litigation, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
How should a mother provide for her children in her will? A recent article asks this question, pointing out that many women live alone and need to make decisions on their own, and not with a spouse or partner, regarding their estate planning, finances, and...
by Lisa Adler | Apr 3, 2018 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Estate Administration, In the News, Incapacity Planning, Intestate, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
Here’s a journalist’s take on getting (his long put off) estate planning documents in place: What it was Like to Finally Write My Will, by John Schwartz. And here’s Mr. Schwartz’s “To Do” list from this piece. Of course, I...
by Lisa Adler | Sep 15, 2014 | Estate Administration, In the News, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
Yesterday I visited Indianapolis’s Cat Haven, a wonderful local non-profit that provides homes for abandoned cats. Many of these cats are elderly (10 years old or older), which gave me pause to consider how a cat that age would end up abandoned. It seems...
