by John C. Martin | Jul 31, 2012 | Estate Planning for Families
One area that is often overlooked in the divorce process is the need to update estate planning. Most people would agree that their ex-spouse is the last person they want to inherit their assets when they die—or to have that person make life and death decisions for...
by John C. Martin | Jul 27, 2012 | Planning for College
According to the College Board, the average cost of attending an in-state four-year public college in 2011-2012 is more than $19,000 per year; for a four-year private college it is nearly $40,000 per year. Over the last decade, published tuition and fees for in-state...
by John C. Martin | Jul 23, 2012 | Estate Planning for Families
Anyone with children or modest assets should seriously consider some minimal estate planning, but the increasing number of blended families underscores the need for proper estate planning. Blended families can involve children from a prior marriage as well as...
by John C. Martin | Jul 19, 2012 | Estate Plan Maintenance, Estate Planning for Families
You have signed all of your estate planning documents and, if your plan includes trusts, completed their funding. You sit back, relax, and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with completing that task. But don’t bask in that feeling for too long—estate planning is an...
by John C. Martin | Jul 13, 2012 | Advanced Directive, Estate Plan Maintenance, Estate Planning for Families, Living Will
March 31, 2012 marked the seventh anniversary of the death of Terri Schiavo, the 41-year-old who succumbed after her feeding tube was removed as part of a very public legal battle between her husband and parents. As you may recall, Terri Schiavo was in a coma...