Estate Planning

A few posts ago, I discussed why things go through probate. In this installment, I want to go through more of the...

In the last installment of our series on probate, we discussed the filing of the inventory, or the listing of all the...

What is Probate? Many times, when talking with clients, they will inform me that their primary goal is to avoid probate. While...

A few weeks ago, a case was decided by the Missouri Court of Appeals that highlights the reasoning behind getting professional advice...

I came across an article from earlier this summer based upon a comment that a client made to me recently that I...

Helping seniors with estate planning, probate, elder law, power of attorney documents and asset protection for long term care. On September...

This week, we have a guest blogger. Karl Steinlage is part of the team at Steinlage Insurance, which is Lake St. Louis...

Many times, as part of an asset protection plan (against long-term care costs), I will recommend to my senior clients that they...

Occasionally, I will meet with someone interested in becoming a guardian over an individual (usually a family member) because that individual is...

Many times people will ask me if they need to review their planning that they did many years ago. My answer is...