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Estate Planning Lawyer Palatine, IL   You don’t have to be a millionaire to benefit from an estate plan. Reasons to create an estate plan are as unique as the individuals who create them. If you own a home, have…

Estate Planning Lawyer Rolling Meadows, IL A Living Trust can help you avoid probate, but does it really save you money? Let’s compare the cost of administering a Trust with the cost of probating a Will. There is no question…

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, died in August at the age of 76. As tragic as it is, I find it more tragic to learn that she died without a Will. Having been an estate planning attorney for over…

Estate Planning Lawyer Family Courts oversee several different types of family related cases including child support agreements. What is child support? This financial court order is in place to ensure the health and well-being, both physically and emotionally, of the…

Will Lawyer Once you have written your will, it’s important to make sure that you regularly update it. This is especially the case when you experience significant life changes. There are key reasons to update a will and enlist an…

Probate Lawyer Dying with a will is better than dying without one. But it’s the bare minimum a person should have in their estate plan. An estate plan is more than just a will. It’s the whole plan of what…

I recently met with a mother (“Mary”) and adult daughter (“Susan”), who came in to discuss the situation with Dad (“Bill”). Bill and Mary have been divorced since 2002. Bill was an alcoholic. He was 71. He now has alcohol…

My husband and I had the most amazing honeymoon in 2000. We went on a 10 day cruise in French Polynesia. We flew from Los Angeles to Tahiti, where we were immediately taken to the cruise ship, which at the…

Will Lawyer The last thing you may be thinking about following a divorce is the importance of updating your will. Chances are, your will is one that you created with your ex spouse. Because of this, the decisions you made…

Estate Planning Lawyer When a person sits down to start writing his or her estate plan, rarely do they imagine that their trust will go through litigation. Despite doing their very best to prevent their trust from being disputed in…