Death comes in many ways, shapes, and forms. My grandfather died quietly of a heart attack, sitting in Little Rock’s Razorback stadium, watching a football game. My father “called it a life” on a catheterization table seconds after sending his doctors to discuss replacing all of his cardiac vessels with his wife out in hall. …
Very few dying people want to be a burden on those they leave behind. But every so often, there’s this crazy old cat lady on the hill. You know the one. She has no family or friends to speak of, to, or with. She lives alone in her big old house located down a road …
People often try to follow our advice to use a personal financial planner to help them with their finances. But then, they get held up choosing one and getting started. Oftentimes, they just don’t know how to find and pick one they think is competent enough to make them feel confident in their choice. So, …
Two of the most certain things to happen in life are the deaths of one’s parents. Soon after this catastrophe occurs, if you have not done an appropriate amount of LifeCycle planning, you’re going to start wondering, “What did mom [or dad] leave us?” Here are some first places to look to try to find …
My Mom or Dad Just Died! How Can I Find Out What Assets He or She Had? Read More »
There is a way to find out if your relative left an unknown insurance policy. A lot of our LifeCycle clients have spouses, parents and other relatives who die without doing appropriate lifecycle planning. Sometimes, spouses, grandkids, kids, nieces, nephews, and such get estranged from their grandparents, parents, aunts, and uncles. And then, some older …
Do You Wonder If Your Dead Relative Left an Unknown Insurance Policy? Read More »
Life comes at you fast; addiction, disease, and disability come at you faster. Effective LifeCycle Planning Can Help You Deal with Life’s Issues Better Do you have a family member who may be addicted to something (alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, or whatever else) or suffering a medical or mental disability (including undiagnosed or untreated schizophrenia, …
Do you have a new idea that you want to use to make yourself a lot of money? A lot of people do. But do you know how to protect your new idea? LifeCycle Lawyers do. And we will help you do it. Many people’s lifecycles include coming up with a new idea and making …
You Can Use More Than One Type of Intellectual Property Protection at One Time? Read More »
And AVVO is Not Always the Place To Get Good Legal Advice An AVVO user posted this plea for free legal advice this morning: How and where can I add my son’s name to my paid off house deed? Years ago my mother put my name on her house deed so in the future the house …
Getting on Mom’s House Deed is Not Always the Best Idea Read More »
“I need to get a divorce.” “I need to file bankruptcy.” “I need to get a will done.” “I need to sue [whoever] because they [whatever].” The majority of non-business lawyers get hired for one-and-done client relationships. How many times would or could a lawyer encourage a client to get a divorce, file for bankruptcy, …
LifeCycle Lawyers Specialize in People, Not Problems Read More »
Apartment roommates often disagree and sometimes they disagree so much that one of them wants to get out of their lease. Here’s how to do that the right way. Most co-tenants almost never sign any written agreement spelling out their obligations to each other as co-tenants. They almost always do, however, sign a legally-binding, written …
Almost Any Roommate Can Quit a Subsequent Month-To-Month Lease With Reasonable Notice Read More »
