January 13, 2023 By Fhara Pottinger …an estate trustee, an executor, an executrix, or a plain old trustee? THE ISSUE The modernization of legal terms […]
December 11, 2022 By Fhara Pottinger This article is not about a specific case. Rather, it is about a disturbing trend in estate disputes and […]
October 28, 2022 By Fhara Pottinger “To be or not be” – a trustee that is – that is the question. Apologies to the Bard, […]
August 12, 2022 By Brian Babcock Another reason to be careful about the drafting of your will. THE ISSUE Sometimes people making a will (a […]
August 5, 2022 By Brian Babcock About a year ago, we posted an article entitled Family Cottage Succession: A Dream or A Nightmare?. That article […]
August 1, 2022 By Brian Babcock If you make a gift, whether to a trust or an individual, even a family member, you cannot simply […]
May 13, 2022 By Brian Babcock IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND MAY BE SUICIDAL, SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP IMMEDIATELY. […]
May 8, 2022 By Brian Babcock Unfortunately, family members do not always get along, and this may affect the administration of your estate. What happens […]
May 8, 2022 By Brian Babcock Charitable trusts are major exceptions to the rule that a trust must have a person or persons as beneficiaries. […]
April 9, 2022 By Brian Babcock Are you married? About to be married? About to become separated or divorced? Already separated but not divorced? If […]