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How to pick an estate attorney – 4 questions to ask
Here are the questions I want any client to ask before they hire Edwards Group LLC to complete their estate plan.
Archive for May, 2009
Will your estate attorney outlive you?
Interesting article in State Journal-Register yesterday. Percentage of attorneys in Illinois who are are between 50-74 years old went from 22% in 1993 to 39% in 2008. http://www.sj-r.com/homepage/x2085729714/Number-of-lawyers-over-age-50-climbs?view=print Fairly often, I hear new clients tell me they were looking for someone “younger than they are” to be around to handle their estate and help the [...]
9 ways to cause a dispute after you die – probate and trust administration nightmares
By David Edwards on May 27, 2009 in Cost of Poor Planning, Death of a Loved One, Leave a Legacy, What a Will Does, What a Will Doesn't, Wills and Trusts
Often we get calls from someone who is facing a mess because a loved one died and failed to plan properly. So, my advice is this: If you want to create a mess for your family, don’t leave it to chance. Do it right and plan the mess yourself. Here are 9 ways you can [...]
Jigsaw Puzzles and Asset Titling
Let’s think of estate planning as a puzzle. 1. WHAT’S THE PICTURE? Do you like to know what the picture is that you’re putting together when you work a puzzle? In fact, when I go to buy a puzzle, I only have 2 criteria – the size (usually 500 pieces) and what the picture is. [...]
Transitions in Life
By David Edwards on May 16, 2009 in Dave's personal stuff, How to Choose an Attorney, Wills and Trusts
BAILEY’S “NEW SCHOOL” At our house, we are in the middle of a transition. 2 1/2 year old Bailey is switching to a new daycare. For the last couple of years, Bailey has gone 2-3 days a week to her “school” (Memorial Childcare) when Michelle is working as a nurse at Memorial Medical Center or [...]
What to say at a funeral
By David Edwards on May 07, 2009 in Death of a Loved One
I wanted to share a couple things from a conference I attended last week in Indianapolis with the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys. WHAT TO SAY AT A FUNERAL As you go through the receiving line at a funeral, visitation, or wake, do you know what to say? One of the conference speakers, Amy [...]
