by Laurie Ohall | Feb 8, 2020 | Special Needs, Trusts
An unfortunate reality of serving in active duty during a period of war is that many veterans return from their service in places like Iraq and Afghanistan with significant long-term disabilities and mental health problems. Statistics show that the majority of these...
by Laurie Ohall | Jan 30, 2020 | Estate Planning, Trusts
Statistics show that 21.5 million adults in the United States battle with some kind of substance abuse disorder. Whether the addiction is alcoholism, drug abuse, or even behavioral addictions like gambling, leaving an inheritance to an adult child who is struggling...
by Laurie Ohall | Jan 26, 2020 | Probate
Settling a probate estate requires quite a lot of time, patience, and organization. The probate process has the potential to be long and drawn out depending on the deceased’s state of affairs and, realistically, how easy the probate court makes it to work with them....
by Laurie Ohall | Jan 18, 2020 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
“In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes,” as Benjamin Franklin once said. Indeed, we cannot escape the reality that we will all die someday. And consequently, we will certainly have to pay taxes. This reality can hit exceptionally close to home for...
by Laurie Ohall | Jan 9, 2020 | Elder Law
As a surprise to most financial professionals across the country, the SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) has been approved by Congress following its last-minute inclusion into a bipartisan appropriations bill that would avert a...
