by Danielle Streed | Sep 1, 2015 | Trusts
With the death of Tom Clancy, famous author and minority owner of the Baltimore Orioles, we experienced some of the dynamics of a second marriage with children from the first marriage and children of the second marriage. In this particular case, Tom Clancy left...
by Mary | Dec 19, 2013 | Trusts
When it comes to serving as a Trustee of a revocable Living Trust, it is important that you understand some very simple rules. The first rule is you were not made the fiduciary because the Trust creator wanted you to keep everyone in the dark. In other words, do not...
by Mary | Aug 16, 2013 | Estate Planning, Trusts
Summer cottages are a very common asset for many Michigan families. When you start looking at passing the family cottage down to the next generation, there are a variety of issues that need to be addressed, beyond treating everyone equally. For example, many children...
by Danielle Streed | Apr 23, 2013 | Estate Planning, Trusts
In our final week with William Shakespeare and his foresight into estate planning topics, we visit Julius Cesar. Julius Cesar is not about second marriages, spend thrift children or even making bad business decisions and the transfer of assets during your lifetime....
