Stuff in the ‘St. Louis Estate attorneys’ Category
How an estate plan should handle pre-death issues
Many people execute a simple will and think that their estate planning needs are complete. However, even though you might think that estate planning is mainly about deciding what should happen when you die, there are many important estate planning tools that can help protect your wishes and interests before death. For example, a durable […]READ POST »
How parents ensure their home is passed on to their children
The family home may be the most valuable asset that parents have, and they usually know which of their children, if not all of their children, that they want to leave their home to when they pass away. In Missouri and throughout the U.S., it takes estate planning to ensure that the family home stays […]READ POST »
The use of trusts in estate planning
Some Missouri residents may hold the common misconception that estate planning is about death, when in many cases it is also about allowing a person to maintain control over his or her assets while living as well. A basic will may serve this purpose well enough for many people, but for others a trust can […]READ POST »
