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Your 5 Task Year-End Estate Planning To-Do List

Your 5 Task Year-End Estate Planning To-Do List

Your 5 Task Year-End Estate Planning To-Do List 2023 is fast approaching.  As we all prepare for the holidays and a new year, it is important that we wrap up any loose strings.  Before entering into the new year, here are some things that need to be on your end of...

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Hiring Your Child as an Employee

Hiring Your Child as an Employee

Considerations for Hiring Your Child as an Employee Hiring your child to work in the family business can be a win-win situation for both you and your child. A child employee offers you tax advantages not available with other employees. There are also potential tax...

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Common Pitfalls in Family-Owned Businesses

Common Pitfalls in Family-Owned Businesses

Common Pitfalls in Family-Owned Businesses Your family and your business are two of your top priorities. You would not do anything to compromise either of them. But working with family members in a family-owned business presents unique challenges that can cause...

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How Can Remarriage Affect Your Estate Planning?

How Can Remarriage Affect Your Estate Planning?

How Can Remarriage Affect Your Estate Planning?  Divorce is more common now than it was in the past, as is remarriage. Depending on how long a prior marriage lasted, the former couple may have engaged in certain levels of estate planning together. When that is the...

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Fears When Talking about Money

Fears When Talking about Money

Fears When Talking about Money Studies have shown that the largest contributing factors to generational loss of wealth are a lack of communication and trust among family members and the failure to prepare heirs. Often, fear is what underlies the lack of communication...

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10 Types of Trusts: A Quick Look

10 Types of Trusts: A Quick Look

10 Types of Trusts: A Quick Look Considering the myriad of trusts available, creating the right estate plan can seem daunting. However, that is what we, as estate planning attorneys, do every day. We know the laws and will design a plan which addresses your specific...

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How to Remove a Member of an LLC

How to Remove a Member of an LLC

How to Remove a Member of an LLC As a business grows, its ownership structure may change and an owner may need to be removed. Removing an owner of a limited liability company (also known as a member) may become necessary if a member retires, dies, changes career,...

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