by Jim Lyon | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog: Estate Planning
Some people delayed estate planning until the 2017 tax law was passed because there were many potential changes that promised to impact these decisions. For estate planning purposes, the most significant part of the tax law is that it increases the amount that each...
by Jim Lyon | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog: Estate Planning
Our legal counsel has helped many individuals with retirement and succession planning. While there are many steps that a person should make sure to implement in this process, there are also some elements that it is important to avoid. This article will review some...
by Jim Lyon | Nov 28, 2017 | Blog: Estate Planning
When a dispute exists concerning a person’s will, one of the most common questions is whether that individual had the capacity to create the document in question. It is often quite difficult to challenge a will. Unless it can be demonstrated that the individual had a...
by Jim Lyon | Oct 6, 2017 | Blog: Estate Planning
A person’s estate plan has the capacity to contain critical information about what should be done with a person’s estate after his or her death. In nearly every situation, it is critical that a person begins estate planning as soon as possible because it is impossible...
by Jim Lyon | Aug 10, 2017 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning, Blog: Probate
The word “probate” means an individual who proves or validates something. In the case of probating a will, a court of law will prove that a will is authentic and provides a true representation of a deceased individual’s intention. Even if a last will and testament...