How to have the estate planning conversation with the people you love without making it weird. There’s a phrase most of us remember from decades past: “Friends don’t
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Trump Accounts: What Every Parent of a Baby Born 2025–2028 Needs to Know
If your baby was born on or after January 1, 2025, the federal government has set aside $1,000 for your child. The account is available now. Contributions opened
When Your Spouse Won’t Get on Board with Estate Planning: What to Do Now
You’ve brought it up before. Maybe it came up after watching a friend go through something hard, a probate process that dragged on for years, or a family
What Happens to Debt When You Die: What Families Must Know
The call came four days after her husband died. A credit card company. Forty-one thousand dollars on his account. The representative told her she was responsible for the
The New Tax Law and Your Family’s Trust: What to Know Now
A client forwarded me a CNBC article last week with a note: “Does this affect our trust?” It was a reasonable question. The article described a provision buried
Digital Estate Planning: Why Passwords Aren’t Enough
She found the notebook in the top drawer of her mother’s desk. Six pages. Every account. Every password. Username, password, recovery question. Her mother had been organized her
Divorce Doesn’t Update Your Estate Plan: Here’s What Does
If you are a divorced father, you already know something that most married fathers don’t: showing up for your kids takes more deliberate effort than it looks like
The Question Every Father Thinks He’s Answered (But Hasn’t)
There are two kinds of fathers. The first kind coaches the games, makes it to the school plays, stays up late helping with the projects, and loves his
The Father the Law Doesn’t See: What Stepfathers and Father Figures Need to Know
If you are a stepfather, you know the difference between the legal definition of father and the real one. The real one shows up. He learns the allergies
Who Would Raise Your Kids If You Couldn’t? (What You Don’t Know About the First 72 Hours)
I work with parents on this exact question all the time, and especially this time of year, sitting right between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, the love you