by paullawblog | Mar 22, 2015 | Estate Planning
The testamentary trust is an estate planning device that is particularly attractive to young couples with young children, who often have limited assets. Typically, spouses are the legal and/or named beneficiaries of each other’s assets. If one spouse dies, the other...
by paullawblog | Mar 15, 2015 | Estate Planning
The revocable living trust is one of the most useful devices in estate planning. If your assets are significant and cannot be adequately distributed through the use of non-probate transfers for personal and real property, you should seriously consider a revocable...
by paullawblog | Mar 8, 2015 | Estate Planning
As explained in this post on non-probate transfers of real property, Missouri has one of the most comprehensive non-probate transfer laws in the nation. As emphasized in other posts, a key to a successful estate plan is avoiding probate. Probate is undesirable for...
by paullawblog | Mar 1, 2015 | Estate Planning
Missouri has one of the most comprehensive non-probate transfer laws in the nation. As emphasized in other posts, a key to a successful estate plan is avoiding probate. Probate is undesirable for several reasons. First, probate is expensive. Any estate (assets such as...
by paullawblog | Feb 22, 2015 | Estate Planning
https://paullawyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Wills-Edited.mp4 Wills are the oldest form of estate planning. In order for a will to be valid, it must be written, signed, and witnessed by two people. In order to help prevent a challenge to your will, the witnesses...
