by Danielle Streed | May 26, 2015 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
Catherine Falk, daughter of the well known Peter Falk (Columbo to many of us) is fighting for a bill in the state of California that grants children and family access to elderly and incapacitated loved ones who are under the care of someone else. In this particular...
by Danielle Streed | May 19, 2015 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
When it comes to naming a successor Trustee, clients are a little too quick to name a family member or a friend without looking at the “job” that they are giving them. The first question you need to ask yourself is “Does the person that I am naming as successor...
by Danielle Streed | May 12, 2015 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
Many clients believe that setting up a revocable living trust is all they need to do to avoid probate. This is only partially true. To completely avoid probate the trust must also be “funded”. Funded involves the transfer of assets from the client’s individual...
by Danielle Streed | May 6, 2015 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
When it comes to generational transfers, many people think of the transfer of wealth and how they will pass their assets on to their children or grandchildren. Generational transfers can also mean the transfer of knowledge. As children become young adults there are...
by Danielle Streed | Apr 29, 2015 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
When it comes to elder abuse it can appear in a variety of different ways. It can involve financial abuse, emotional abuse and even physical abuse. As more and more older children are facing financial despair, divorce and even loss of a job, we are finding that many...
by Danielle Streed | Apr 27, 2015 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
As the baby boomer generation ages and some of them become vulnerable due to senility, physical illness, loneliness and increased dependency, we will undoubtedly become confronted with a whole new concept of exploited marriages in Michigan. These questionable...
