Wills vs. Trusts: A Plain-Language Guide for Colorado Families
What’s the difference between a will and a trust, and which does your family need? Here’s a plain-language guide for Colorado families.
What’s the difference between a will and a trust, and which does your family need? Here’s a plain-language guide for Colorado families.
A Personal Family Lawyer® takes a relationship-first approach to estate planning. Here’s what that means for Denver families.
For a business owner, an estate plan and an operating agreement are two halves of the same promise: that the people and the company you care about will be taken care of. The trouble starts when those two documents tell different stories.
Here is the rule of thumb: review your estate plan at least every three years — and update it immediately after any major life event. An estate plan is not a document you sign once and file away. It is a snapshot of your life, and when your life changes, the snapshot goes out of… Read more »
Here is the short answer: a power of attorney names a person to make decisions for you, while a healthcare directive records your wishes about medical care. One appoints a decision-maker; the other gives that decision-maker — and your doctors — instructions to follow. In Colorado, most adults need both. Now the longer answer,… Read more »
Here is a question most people have never been asked: if something happened to you tomorrow, could the people you love get into your email? Your photo library? Your bank app? Your crypto wallet? For most of us, the honest answer is no. And without a plan, your loved ones may be locked out… Read more »
Love does not require a marriage license. But legal protection does. If you are in a committed relationship but have not legally married, I want you to hear this clearly: in Colorado, without proper estate planning documents, your partner has almost no legal right to your assets, your medical decisions, or your property —… Read more »
Artificial intelligence is changing everything, including how people are approaching estate planning. There are now AI-powered tools that promise to generate a will, a trust, or a power of attorney in minutes, for a fraction of the cost of working with an attorney. I am not here to tell you technology is bad. I… Read more »