Happy Kentucky Derby! Louisville is buzzing with the first Derby Week in three years that feels halfway normal. Despite the “Why Work? It’s Derby Week” t-shirts around town, I’m plugging away. In fact, all of this talk about two-year-old thoroughbreds ...
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Congratulations! You’ve just spent time and money working on your will, power of attorney, health care directive, and maybe even a trust. You wrestled with who to name to take charge of your affairs while you’re alive if you can’t ...
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Hopefully, the last article convinced you that you need a revocable trust if you live in North Carolina. Kentucky residents may want a revocable trust as well so this article should help my clients in both states. As a reminder, ...
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Many clients call and ask if they need a revocable or living trust instead of a will. A will takes effect only when you die and names a person or company as personal representative to pay your creditors and to ...
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The world is shocked when a celebrity dies without a will. But we really shouldn’t even be surprised—much less shocked. Survey after survey reveals that at least half of American adults don’t have a will. This article explains why not ...
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Many Kentucky courtrooms are going to feel a little more normal beginning April 1, 2021, as the Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously entered Amended Order 2021-07, setting out ground rules for grand juries and jury trials. Jury trials will return to ...
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“I just want my will to be simple. Lawyers make things too complicated, use language I don’t understand, and charge too much.” I’ve heard sentiments like these all too often during my career. Unfortunately, they cause some people to avoid ...
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All too often, a person dies without a will. Let’s face it, it’s not fun to think about dying. No matter what your age, it’s easy to put off formal planning for all the things that will need to happen ...
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Kentucky estate planners are busy this summer learning about several pieces of legislation that the General Assembly passed, all of which became effective on July 15, 2020. Lawyers and other advisors will be incorporating these new laws into our advice ...
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I don’t want my POA to be effective immediately. Can I wait until my doctor says I need it? You may think you want to condition your agent’s authority on a medical professional saying you are incapacitated, which means you ...
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