by Tom Bates | Dec 3, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
The last two years have presented a variety of challenges for business owners due in no small part to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are a business owner, you have strived and painstakingly worked to create a successful business. As a result, when it comes to leaving...
by Tom Bates | Nov 26, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
A detailed and thorough estate plan is essential in protecting your loved ones and ensuring their peace of mind after your passing. Estate plans, among other advantages, can provide your loved ones with financial assets, which can help them navigate life after you are...
by Tom Bates | Nov 19, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
Estate plans are intended to evolve as major events occur like births, deaths, and divorce. You should not think of the terms of your estate plan as written in stone. Instead, you should plan to review and revise your estate plan every few years. You should also make...
by Tom Bates | Nov 12, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
If you own a business, you have likely spent countless hours working to achieve your dreams. You understandably want to do everything possible to avoid having creditors seize your assets, particularly before you transfer these assets to the next generation....
by Tom Bates | Nov 5, 2021 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
As a result of legislation passed earlier this year, starting on November 1, 2021 , residents of Oklahoma can no longer appoint a durable power of attorney (POA) for healthcare. Due to this legislation, any durable power of healthcare attorney executed before November...