For many, the holidays are a time filled with family gatherings, love and laughter. However, it may also be a time when family members first notice that their elderly loved one can no longer continue to care for him/herself. It may be that you notice that … [Read more...] about Conservatorships, Guardianships, and the Holidays
Yours, Mine and Ours – Estate Planning for the Second Marriage
No one gets married planning to get divorced. However, it is estimated that over 50% of first marriages end in divorce. For people whose marriage ends in divorce when they are under 45, 75% remarry within four years. More than half of remarriages involve … [Read more...] about Yours, Mine and Ours – Estate Planning for the Second Marriage
Don’t want to leave your property to daughter (or son)-in-law?
Most parents who leave property to married children want to leave the property to their sons and daughters and not to their daughters and sons-in-law. In 2006 the Oregon Court of Appeals held that a married child’s inheritance from his mother was marital … [Read more...] about Don’t want to leave your property to daughter (or son)-in-law?