Priority Claims for Surviving Spouse or Minor Children After losing a spouse, the surviving spouse can feel overwhelmed and anxious regarding available resources. This is particularly true if the probate estate of the deceased spouse is nominal or the deceased spouse had significant debt. There are protections for the surviving spouse or possibly minor children […]
What’s the big deal?
What is the big deal it is only a name? Many businesses use a name that is different from its legal name called a trade or fictitious name. This can happen by simply dropping the “Corp.,” “Inc.,” “LLC,” etc. from the legal name of the business entity. For example, an entity created as “ABC Contracting, […]
Asset Protection
Asset Protection: Dealing with an Uncertain World February 10, 2014 One of the most interesting and esoteric of the planning problems which we deal with is the area of asset protection. Asset protection is often done in the context of estate planning. Whether the primary goal is to protect assets or to plan for protecting […]
Video Blog
Adjunct Professor at ODU I’ve been teaching at ODU for the past 15 years…below are some videos from class.
Estate Plans
Estate Plans are Not Goods October 01, 2013 Every person is unique and so must be their estate plan. With the availability of estate planning documents on the web, the preparation of an estate plan has become akin to purchasing a good. The preparation of an estate plan is not simply “filling in the blanks” on […]