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Protecting Your Medical Future
When you are signing medical documents, it is important that you fully understand what you are agreeing to and the consequences that will result. Two of the documents that are important to consider in protecting your medical care in the future are an Advanced Health Care Directive, and a Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNR) DNR…
Special Needs Trusts in Utah
When you have a child with disabilities, it is imperative that you obtain help from a knowledgeable and experienced estate planning attorney. You will want to plan for your child’s care when you are no longer able to provide it, but you cannot leave outright funds to your special needs child. An inheritance from you…
Is Your Estate Plan Complete?
If you have an estate plan, you may be wondering if it is complete and comprehensive. This is especially true if your plan was created several years ago and your life circumstances have changed. Below is a checklist of questions you should consider regarding your current estate plan: Do you have a Will and/or Trust,…
Ensuring You are Cared for in your Senior Years
In recent years, it has become more common for couples to decide not to have children. If this is the decision you have made, the question arises as to who will care for you in your senior years. While there is never a guarantee that having children will mean that they will care for you…
Protecting Assets the Right Way
If you are interested in asset protection tools, it is important to seek legal advice from an attorney. There are several options for correctly and legally protecting your assets, but there are also many ways you can get yourself into trouble if you do not do it properly. One of the key steps in asset…
Important Facts About Offshore Trusts
If you are interested in protecting your assets, you may want to consider establishing an offshore trust. Offshore trusts allow you to transfer your property and assets into the trust and the trustee becomes the party responsible for managing the assets and distributing them to beneficiaries as set forth in the trust document. Assets You…
Understanding Supplemental Social Security
If you are a senior citizen, blind or disabled, you may be entitled to receive Supplemental Social Security (SSI) benefits. Effective January 1, 2015, the maximum amount of federal SSI is $733 per month per eligible person and $1100 per month per eligible couple. The Social Security Administration administers the SSI program. Eligibility to receive…
What Your Loved Ones Need to Know About Your Trust
One of the benefits of a trust is that it allows the creator to keep the contents of it private. If privacy is of upmost importance to you, we can help create a trust with this mind. However, it is also important to provide your loved ones with certain pieces of basic information regarding the…
Retirement Planning
It is difficult to think about planning for your retirement when you are saving for your children’s college and simply trying to pay for daily expenses, but it is important to do so. Of course, the priority of your retirement will vary depending on what stage of life you are in, but you must have…
Your Estate Planning Attorney
When you are ready to create your estate plan, it is important to work with an attorney that you trust. Estate planning is a private matter that requires you to have confidence in your lawyer, so you should be careful in whom you choose. It can be helpful to obtain referrals from family and friends….