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Successor Trustee and Agent changes are a few critical changes to note in 2025 for your estate planning.

Successor Trustee and Agent changes are a few critical changes to note in 2025 for your estate planning.

Possible repeal of federal mandate to pursue families and estates for repayment of Medicaid

When it comes to estate planning, there are several myths. And not knowing fact from myth can be very costly.

If you move your legal residence, must you change your estate plan?

Americans move an average of 12 times in their lifetimes and as frequently as once every five years. Does your estate plan move with you?

As with all legal issues, the answer to that question is unnecessarily complicated.

Firearm ownership transfers upon disability or death are covered in the Illinois Trust Code. With the statute, firearm ownership upon disability is fraught with potential issues.

Are you ready? Letting go of the kids is hard. If you are packing up the kids or grandkids for a year away at college or thinking about your own plans, health care is never far from your thoughts. 

The Illinois Power of Attorney Act provides, in part, that every individual has the right to appoint an agent to make property, financial, personal, and health care decisions for that individual.

We are all guilty of putting something off to a later date. And if there is one thing that is very high on that list, it is taking care of our estate planning. Often, we don’t want to think about our death and most of our lives; we don’t consider our mortality. But none of … Continue reading 6 Estate Planning Myths

There are certain times of the year and certain times in your life when you should take a step back and organize. Under ordinary circumstances, fall is one of those times.