North Carolina residents often donate to charities they care about. Charitable donations are a positive way to spend your hard-earned money by making a valuable contribution to a higher cause, and you may also receive tax advantages for your donations. Before making...
Making an estate plan is the best thing you can do for yourself and your loved ones here in North Carolina. Despite your good intentions, mistakes can make the life of your loved ones harder than expected, even as they deal with the normal grief of losing a family...
If you’ve spent the time creating your will, you may feel like that task is complete. You can rest assured your requests will be honored upon your death. But an estate plan is not just for wills and trusts. There can be another critical portion of your estate plan...
Guardianships can play an important role in the lives of North Carolina families. When a guardianship is set up, an individual or agency is appointed by the court to make decisions on behalf of a person who does not have adequate capacity to make decisions for...
The process of settling the estate of a deceased loved one can be quite involved, and for family members who are not prepared for probate, it can be overwhelming. The process, however, will run smoothly even amidst the grief and reflection of this difficult time if...
As estate planning has risen in popularity over the past few years, perhaps, the largest uptick in estate planners has been Millennials, at least according to a study by Trust & Will. It may come as a shock to some, but this age group is the age group now starting...
Do you want to make a trust for your child, but you want to keep him or her from squandering the inheritance? If so, a spendthrift trust might be the way to go. This type of trust ensures that the beneficiary will not be able to mishandle your assets. While a...
There are a lot of online self-help resources addressing everything from cooking to budgeting and knitting. A quick search will even turn up templates and guides for how to create an estate plan. While utilizing these do-it-yourself resources may save you time and...
For North Carolina residents who have been fortunate enough to accrue wealth and have a successful life, there is often a desire to give back and help those who are in need. As part of their preparation for the future, they will often think about donating to...
Trusts are a valuable estate planning tool to include in an estate plan. For that reason, all estate planners should be familiar with the basics of trusts and how a trust may be able to help ensure their wishes for their estate are fulfilled if they decide to include...
