by Brandon Legal Group | Apr 20, 2018 | Divorce Attorneys, Estate Planning Attorney
Updating Your Will After Divorce: Leave property – When making a will, most people leave everything to their spouse. When you divorce, this becomes a problem, so creating a new will may be the easiest thing to do. You will need to name new beneficiaries as well as...
by Brandon Legal Group | Apr 13, 2018 | Divorce Attorneys, Estate Planning Attorney
Updating your will after the divorce In a will you… leave property to whomever you choose. nominate someone to be a guardian to care for your young children if necessary. name an executor to handle the estate when you are gone. After a divorce, estate planning is...
by Brandon Legal Group | Apr 6, 2018 | Insurance Changes After Divorce, Post Divorce, Updating Your Will After Divorce
Updating your will after divorce: Revoke your old estate planning documents and get a new one First and foremost you should tear up your old will or living trust to revoke them. Then get newly updated documents. If you never had a will, it may be in your best interest...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jan 31, 2018 | Estate Planning Attorney
It used to be so simple. Back in the day trust lawyers had to contend with only three possible players: the settlor, the trustee, or the beneficiary. Today that trio’s often joined by a new creature we’re still not exactly sure what to make of: a trust protector. Over...
by Brandon Legal Group | May 17, 2017 | Estate Planning Attorney
Always remember to plan ahead. “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”- Benjamin Franklin This Wednesday the estate planning attorneys at Brandon Legal Group suggest that you should “always remember to plan ahead.” We also reference Benjamin Franklin for a bit...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jan 12, 2017 | Estate Planning Attorney
With 2017 just beginning, you probably have New Year’s resolutions on your mind. Maybe you are focused on self-improvement or perhaps you have a fun bucket list of items waiting to be crossed off. While you may want to kick off your new year with a bang, there are a...