Part of parenting is making plans. From scheduling play dates to setting up a college savings fund, you meticulously make plans to ensure your child is well cared for on their journey to adulthood. Of course, you plan to be there for every milestone,...
With nineteen museums and the National Zoo, the Smithsonian Institution is the largest museum, education, and research complex in the world. However, all of the resources, research, and educational opportunities available at the Smithsonian would not exist without the Institution's namesake, James Smithson, and his...
Receiving a Nobel Prize is an annual honor bestowed upon the men and women who make valuable contributions to the world in five categories: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and for work in peace. Over one hundred years of prize winners - otherwise known...
You love Lassie like a family member. Of course, you want to ensure she is well cared for when you're no longer around. With a little estate planning, you can rest assured your four-legged companion has access to the resources and care he or she...
A last will and testament passes your possessions, assets, and material wealth on to your heirs, but how do you pass on non material wealth, such as memories, values, and life lessons? If passing non material wealth on to your heirs interests you, then an...
As an independent real estate agent, there's no doubt you have a lot on your plate. You might find there are days that you're doing fine, but others, you may want to join an agency similar to Reali. Thinking about your business structure may be...
Recently I got a chance to appear in Ask the Expert, the radio show hosted by Steve Sleeper. Steve is a noted radio host who interviews experts from various professional areas (top masteminds, as he refers to them). In this brief interview, Steve and I talk about the...
Probate is a very stressful process on many occasions. In my daily dealings helping clients go through the process of probate here in Nebraska, it is very common to have to deal with a Facebook page. More specifically, take down or deactivate a Facebook page. In...
Recently, I got an opportunity to speak at the Big Red Referral Group's lunch. This is a great group of professionals with different backgrounds, and I was the only estate planning attorney in the room. Because this was during the National Estate Planning Awareness Week,...
Why can't I just transfer all of my parents assets to my siblings without going to probate court? One of the main purposes of probate is to change title to assets. In short, that is why estates need to go through probate. Because the owner of...