Frequently initial meetings with clients begin with the client telling us that they have adult children and they want their estate plan to provide for the inheritance to pass outright to their children. They indicate their confidence in their children; say that if...
Month: February 2011
When Is A Parent No Longer Responsible?
Many of you may have, or might one day, awaken to a startling revelation: one of your parents is not exhibiting the responsible fiscal oversight of his or her finances. For as long as you have known your parent, there was scarcely a check you could inquire about that...
Protection From Predators and Creditors
At Dismuke, Waters & Sweet, we view estate planning as much more than just trying to avoid taxes. Yet with all the chaos in the last couple of years on the tax side of estate planning, many vital, non-tax aspects of planning tend to get overlooked or even ignored....