Read our blog articles about estate planning in North Carolina including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, long-term care planning and more!
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Estate Planning for Adult Children with Mental Illness or AddictionsEstate planning has various ways to protect assets and ensure your loved ones are cared for.
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Estate Planning with Mental IllnessWhen planning an estate, you may need to consider what your loved one needs after you're gone. After all, the goal is to ensure they're cared for.
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Inheritance Protection Trusts to Keep Assets in the Familyif you're like many of our clients, you hope your assets and accumulated wealth will provide a lasting legacy to your family after you're gone
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What Is A Pour-Over Will?A Pour-Over Will is a type of will used in conjunction with a Revocable Living Trust. A Revocable Living Trust is used to describe a Trust with certain characteristics
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What Should Be In A Death Folder?An important part of planning ahead is ensuring our loved ones know how to access our estate planning documents and any other important documents they may need.
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What Does Incapacitated Mean in a Trust?Generally, incapacity refers to a person's inability to take care of routine tasks on their own, such as eating or dressing or even managing their finances.
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What to do when Mom or Dad don’t want the help they need?One of the most difficult things for us to say as humans is that we need help. It’s tough to admit, and this can be even more difficult for an aging parent.
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How to Get Started as ExecutorBeing named an Executor in a Will can seem like quite a daunting task after that person has passed away. We often do not know what we need to do.
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Problems With IntestacyCommon problems that arise under intestacy laws when someone dies without a will. By: Jackie Bedard, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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How Interest Rates Can Impact The Type of Trust You Use in Your Estate PlanCarolina FEP explains how a change in interest rates can also affect the type of trust(s) used in an estate plan.