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One of our core values is empowerment and education is a key component of that. Because we are passionate about estate planning, we provide many free resources to empower our community. Explore the blog to gain a deeper understanding of estate planning, or feel free to reach out to us with questions. You could get all your questions answered in a free one-hour meeting with an experienced estate planning and probate attorney.
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Maximizing Your Estate Plan: The Benefits of Putting Real Estate in a Trust
A trust is an indispensable tool in estate planning, providing critical benefits for the owner of the trust and their beneficiaries.
Probate, Community Property, and Common Law Marriage: What You Need to Know
Navigating the legal landscape of probate can be complex, especially when questions about community property and common law marriage come into play.
Why Your Digital Assets Deserve a Place in Your Estate Plan
In today's digital age, our online presence and digital assets have become as integral as physical property. Yet, they are often overlooked in traditional estate planning.
What to Do After the Death of a Loved One: A Comprehensive Guide
In times of loss, navigating practical matters can feel overwhelming. At Rilus Law, we understand the complexities of handling affairs after the death of a loved one.
Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act: What Property and Business Owners Need to Know
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a significant component of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, introduces new ownership information reporting requirements for small businesses, particularly those holding assets in LLCs, LLPs, LPs, or corporations.
Finding the Right Estate Planning Attorney
When it comes to estate planning, selecting the right attorney is crucial. Your choice will impact not just the efficiency and effectiveness of your estate plan, but also the peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
When a Parent Dies Without a Will, What Do You Do?
While many of our blogs have a focus on what happens to minor children if their parents pass, that doesn’t address what happens to adults when their parents pass. A parent’s death is often your first experience with navigating the world of trusts, estate laws, and potentially probate.
Leaving Money to Minors: Challenges and Tools
Money holds significance when it serves a purpose, and few endeavors embody a more profound purpose than securing the future of our children. From the earliest stages of their lives to the moment we pass on, the responsibility to provide for them resonates deeply within us.
Mastering Trust Administration: A Comprehensive Guide on Trustee Roles & Effective Management Strategies
Trust administration is a complex topic. Thus, we’ve created this supplementary post to further discuss trust administration and what you need to know.
What is a Probate Lawyer and Why Do You Need Them?
A probate lawyer can provide essential support if you are in the process of settling someone’s estate. An estate under probate can be a complicated, time-consuming, expensive, and, thus, stressful event for anyone.
Sub-Trusts: Everything You Need to Know
Trusts are one of the most effective tools in estate planning. A trust is indispensable when preparing assets and properties in the event of incapacitation or death.
How to Sell a Car of a Deceased Person
In my decades of practicing estate and probate law, one of the most commonly asked questions has something to do with the transfer of car ownership.
Education Trust Fund: What is it & How to Set it Up
Estate planning without educational fund considerations is rare. One of the main reasons that you plan your estate is to ensure that the future needs of your loved ones are provided for upon your death. And access to education is the most basic need of many beneficiaries, especially minor children.
Introducing the Trustee Toolkit: A Must-have for Successor Trustees
Here at Rilus Law, we are all about empowering clients and non-clients alike. And one of the ways we provide empowerment is by providing free resources that anyone can access, whether that is our educational YouTube videos, informational blog posts, or valuable estate planning tools. We are thrilled to announce that there’s a new addition to these resources… Introducing the Trustee Toolkit!
Can You Refinance a Property Held in Trust?
The current high inflation rate in the US has led to steadily increasing home mortgage rates, from around 3% in 2021 up to 7% in July 2023. Although you can refinance a mortgage for varying purposes, many homebuyers are counting on a refinance in the future when mortgage rates inevitably drop below the current rates
AI Estate Planning: Can ChatGPT Write a Will?
Whether we like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) has now become an integral part of our lives. From our internet search results to the music suggestions on our playlists to the ads in our social media feed, AI is working hard behind the scenes.
Estate Planning for the Family Cabin: Passing Down Family Properties
For many, the family cabin, cottage, or vacation home is a treasured asset. Aside from its financial value, it also comes with sentimental value from the countless family memories of the time spent there.
Minor Children Guardianship: All You Need to Know
The legal guardianship of minor children is a common and often complicated topic in estate planning. In my decades of probate and estate law practice, I have often encountered cases that involve issues with minor children's guardianship.
How Much Do Trust Administration Fees Cost?
If you're in the process of setting up a trust or have recently become a trustee, you might be wondering about the costs associated with trust administration. Trusts offer a valuable estate planning tool to protect and manage your assets, but it's important to understand the financial implications involved.
North Scottsdale Estate Planning: How To Get Started
In case you haven’t heard, Rilus Law is back in North Scottdale! We’re excited for our clients who, for some time now, have been wishing for us to reopen our office there.
Still Have Questions or Not Sure Where to Begin?
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