by Brian Douglas | Sep 15, 2018 | Estate Planning
How to Plan Your Revocable Living Trust When it comes to preparing an estate plan, many individuals opt for a revocable living trust over a basic last will and testament. This choice can be for many reasons, including the privacy involved with a trust, the fact that...
by Brian Douglas | Sep 10, 2018 | Real Estate
Throughout the country, the real estate industry is booming. As the industry continues to grow, more homeowners are investing in rental properties. These investment properties can generate stable, long-term income for the property owner and generate a number of other...
by Brian Douglas | Sep 3, 2018 | Estate Planning, Probate
Last week, a court in France ruled that a text message sent shortly before a man’s death in 2016 altering his will was not enforceable. The court decided that a text message altering the terms of a legally executed will cannot be verified, and so is not considered a...
by Brian Douglas | Aug 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Depending on how you look at the year, we are either one-third of the way through the tax year (four months since you last filed taxes in April 2018), or we are in the last third of the calendar year (only four months until 2019!). No matter how you count it, the end...
by Brian Douglas | Aug 27, 2018 | Estate Planning
Aretha Franklin recently passed away at 76 due to advanced pancreatic cancer. Last week, the media reported that the Queen of Soul died without creating a will or trust. Her four sons filed in Oakland County Probate Court and her niece, Sabrina Owens, asked to be...
