General Estate Planning

Young or old, estate planning is a responsibility we all have. However, only about half of all Americans with children have a will or trust to direct how their children should be cared for and [...]

While the following five tools are essential for estate planning at any time, they are especially important during a time of crisis such as the current coronavirus outbreak. Ideally, every adult [...]

Intellectual property – ideas or works of art that have value but don’t originate in material reality – are considered personal property and may be bequeathed to heirs. There is well-established [...]

When a loved one passes away, the grief is often overwhelming and exhausting. The stress and shock can make it seem nearly impossible to even sleep or eat, much less do more involved things. [...]

Whether you’ve been asked to be the trustee of a loved one’s trust or you’re in the process of choosing someone to act as your own trustee, it helps to understand what is expected of a trustee. [...]

As Baton Rouge estate attorneys, our clients regularly ask, if our child passed away, what rights would the son-in-law or daughter-in-law have to family inherited property?  Some clients want to [...]

You can’t escape news about the Coronavirus right now. Television, Facebook, and alerts on your phone update you all day long with news of the spreading virus. While there isn’t any need for a [...]

2020 Estate Planning UpdatesWhile it is always important to make sure your estate planning documents are up to date, there were some major changes in the law effective this year that might impact [...]

For years people have been worried about Social Security’s future, but what is the actual outlook? According to the federal government, unless Congress acts to intervene, Social Security [...]

Inheriting property from your parents is either a blessing or a burden — or a little bit of both. Figuring out what to do with the property can be overwhelming, so it is good to carefully [...]