Memorial Day is to remember those who have died while fighting for our country. Today we think of the professional soldiers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. One has to remember that this country was founded when ordinary men like you and I took their hunting rifles and fought the powerful professional soldiers... [Read More]
Category: Estate Planning
Asheville Air Tragedy
Recently a small private airplane owned and flown by a middle-aged Asheville man, along with his two adult sons and one of the son’s fiancé, crashed killing all of them. They crashed on the edge of the busy Interstate I-285 on the north side of Atlanta. They had just lifted off from a small private... [Read More]
Protecting Mom
As Mother’s Day approaches, we remember all that our mom may have done for us. We can help take care of her as she ages. We can make her life more comfortable as she ages and possibly loses some physical abilities or mental capabilities. Make sure that you have legal authority to help her as... [Read More]
Wills & Trusts (Part 3)
A Trust or Living Trust, occasionally known as a Family Trust, may avoid Probate when you have your assets titled in the name of that Trust. If your assets are not titled into the name of your Trust, those assets do not avoid Probate. Further, you have wasted one of the main advantages of the... [Read More]
Wills & Trusts (Part 2)
A Will can be an effective Estate Plan. If it is properly written it can properly control your assets, the assets can go to the people that you want the way that you want, and you can have the right people in control of the Will. A Will will push your assets through Probate aka... [Read More]
Wills & Trusts
A Will is a Legal Document where one sets out their intentions as to how their assets should move after they are deceased. It may or may not control their assets. A Will needs to be valid in the particular State where the decedent lives. The Will needs to control the assets of the decedent.... [Read More]
Tom Benson Adult Incompetency Lawsuit
The Tom Benson (owner of the NFL New Orleans Saints and NBA Pelicans professional sports teams) adult incompetency lawsuit continues. Per a Court Order three (3) different medical professionals have examined 87 year old Tom Benson regarding his mental incompetency. His daughter and two (2) adult grandchildren brought the lawsuit. The opposing party is Tom... [Read More]
Owner of New Orleans Saints and NBA Pelicans – Sought to be declared incompetent
Tom Benson is the owner of the NFL Saints and the NBA Pelicans. Both professional sports teams are located in New Orleans, Louisiana. His heirs have sought to have him found an incompetent adult and therefore unable to handle his own affairs (they are seeking control of his financial affairs). He had a mental fitness... [Read More]
Spring Comes, Seasons Change
As the warm air and sunshine arrives, the daffodils peek out from the barren ground and we are aware that Spring is coming. During cold, snowy, icy and gray sky days it is easy to forget that time moves forward and that Spring will come. Spring is my favorite season. It is a season of... [Read More]
If You’re Going Through Hell…
Winston Churchill is quoted as saying, “If you’re going through hell, keep going!” When we are going through a tumultuous time in our life, whether it is personally, physically, or involves loved ones, we have to keep moving. After the initial phase of “catching our breath” after having the “wind knocked out of us”, we... [Read More]