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...
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An overview of guardianship in North Carolina
A guardianship is a legal relationship where a guardian is the substitute decision maker for an incompetent adult. In North Carolina, the court may find a person incompetent where he or she cannot manage his or her affairs or cannot make important decisions....
Can your family benefit from drafting a special needs trust?
Every family is different, which means every family will have different estate planning goals. If you have a disabled or special needs individual in your family, it is beneficial to consider his or her future needs when drafting estate plans. There are certain tools...
The value of estate planning for singles without kids
You may have friends and acquaintances around your age who are making plans for the future. That may include planning for retirement, downsizing their homes or writing their wills. While you may have similar goals in the near future, perhaps you have not given much...
Estate challenges more likely between kids and stepmothers
Whether your first spouse passed away or your marriage ended in divorce, your children may have had strong opinions about your decision to remarry. A second marriage requires careful planning, especially if you already have substantial assets or are blending children...
