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 | May 17, 2019 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
In a perfect world, everyone would get along and there would be no arguments between family members or loved ones. Because we do not live in a perfect world, there are a number of issues and challenges in relationships that arise when estate plans are involved. Due to...
by Tom Bates | Dec 28, 2018 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
Some family units end up broken. This can involve children who are left behind after a divorce or family members who stop talking to others as a result of addiction or other complication. In the case of some fractured relationships, you might decide that you want to...
by Tom Bates | Sep 5, 2018 | blog, Blog: Estate Planning
While Aretha Franklin is remembered as an extraordinarily talented musician, she made some significant estate planning mistakes from which we can all learn. When Franklin died in August of 2018, she did not leave a will or any type of estate plan despite having four...