As an estate planning law firm, we often hear people say that they don't need a will because they don't have many assets, or they don't want to think about their own mortality. However, the reality is that having a will is important, regardless of your financial situation or age. Here are some reasons why:… Continue reading The Importance of Getting a Will Done
Marriage is more than just the joining of two people; it's also about merging lives and assets. Estate planning might not sound romantic, but it's essential for securing your future together. The Power of Partnership: Marriage involves shared responsibilities, including financial and legal matters. Estate planning helps create a joint financial roadmap, protecting each other's… Continue reading Marriage and Estate Planning: Securing Your Future Together
Estate planning has officially entered the digital era in Oklahoma! The Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act (UEEPDA), effective November 1, 2024, brings a modern twist to traditional estate planning. For individuals and families alike, this means more convenience, efficiency, and flexibility in creating and managing key documents like wills, trusts, and powers of attorney.… Continue reading Embracing the Digital Age: Oklahoma’s Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act
When you create your trust, an essential aspect is determining who you wish to have as your Trustee. Your Trustee is authorized to carry out your wishes, therefore, you want this individual to be an honest, trustworthy, and responsible person. Being selected to someone’s trustee comes with great honor and explicit duties. What is a… Continue reading What You Need to Know About Trustees
Going through a divorce is an incredibly challenging and emotionally draining experience. Following the upheaval of separating assets and rebuilding your life, it's important to remember to update your estate plan. Estate planning after a divorce is crucial to safeguarding your assets. Following divorce it's important that you revisit your most recent last will and… Continue reading Estate Planning After a Divorce
Choosing to establish a Trust for your family is an important decision that requires a bit of planning and time. You have to understand why it is important to open a trust to protect you and your family's future, you have to decide if you have sufficient assets that warrants opening a trust, and you… Continue reading Why Should I Get A Trust?
The hardest step of estate planning is the initial preparation of your Will or your Trust. But, it is sometimes necessary that you may need to revise your estate planning documents. We all know life happens, beneficiaries or trustees pass away, someone unexpected comes into your life, or maybe you start to feel a little… Continue reading When Estate Planning Revisions Are Necessary
In estate planning, there are two types of avenues for when someone passes, probate transfers and non-probate transfers. Non-probate transfers have become increasingly popular because no one wants to actually go through the hassle of dealing with a probate. One way to ensure that property does not have to go through probate is to execute… Continue reading Transfer on Death Deeds: What you need to know.
Issues can pop up when you leave minors as beneficiaries. Read it about them here!
As our world moves further along in the Digital Age, we as a society have become increasingly dependent and intrigued with the digital world around us. As a result of this dependence we have created and accumulated vast amounts of "digital assets". These digital assets range from and include the digital files on a computer,… Continue reading Planning for your Digital Estate
