by John C. Martin | Dec 11, 2012 | Estate Plan Maintenance
Once a child turns 18, parents lose the legal ability to make decisions for their child or even to find out basic information. Learning you cannot see your college student’s grades without his/her permission can be mildly frustrating. But a medical emergency can take...
by John C. Martin | Nov 15, 2012 | Estate Plan Maintenance, Tax Planning
Planning For Incapacity and Long-Term Care With people living longer due to advances in medicine and changes in lifestyle, odds are that most of us will become disabled for some time before we die and may need long-term care. Unfortunately, too few plan for an event...
by John C. Martin | Nov 8, 2012 | Estate Plan Maintenance, Tax Planning
Time is Running Out to Save Unprecedented Amounts in Taxes For the rest of 2012, every American can transfer up to $5.12 million free of federal gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax—and estate planners are doing everything they can to motivate their...
by John C. Martin | Nov 1, 2012 | Estate Plan Maintenance, Tax Planning
Naming a Guardian for Your Minor Child(ren) Parents with minor children need to name someone to raise them (a guardian) in the event both parents should die before the child becomes an adult. While the likelihood of that actually happening is slim, the consequences of...
by John C. Martin | Oct 25, 2012 | Estate Plan Maintenance, Tax Planning
Life Insurance: How Much and What Kind? Life insurance can be an affordable way to provide for our children, spouse, a sibling, aging parents and others if we should die while they are depending on us. Life insurance proceeds can provide extra income to help pay...