Everyone needs an estate plan. This is true even if you don’t think your estate is nearly as big or complex as your Aunt Betty’s or...

The idea of pre-planning your funeral might seem morbid and uncomfortable. In fact, many people — perhaps yourself included — believe...

When your mother established her Trust, she ultimately named your brother the trustee because of his deep financial background and the...

Your small business means everything to you. You started it from scratch and built it into a thriving venture in less than five years,...

Having a Will is incredibly important. And once you commit to crafting one with help from an estate planning attorney, the neat part is...

Your family means everything to you, as do all the wealth, wisdom, and assets you’ve accumulated throughout your life. While you would...

A client was telling us a story recently about how he and his wife took it upon themselves to dispel an estate planning myth while they...

Congratulations! You and your spouse just finished signing your Revocable Living Trust paperwork, and you couldn’t be happier. After all...

The topic of estate planning for memorabilia collectors came up recently as I sat with a new client. By his own admission, he and his...

We have written a lot over the years about the importance of having an estate plan review every 2-3 years. Doing so ensures that those...

Hiring an estate planning attorney is an important first step for anyone who wants to have a plan to account for all of life’s what-ifs....

When Joe and Becky divorced last year, neither thought about changing their shared estate plan. And who could blame them? Divorce isn’t...

Dealing with the death of a loved one is never easy. It doesn’t matter if it’s a spouse, parent, child, grandparent, or another relative...

One of the more important decisions you will make when establishing a trust is to name a trustee. This is the individual responsible for...

As you carefully craft your estate planning strategy, one of the top items on your to-do list will be to name a primary beneficiary. This...

You’ve finally sat down with your favorite estate planning attorney at Caitlyn Ashley Law and have a comprehensive last will and...

Our job as estate planning attorneys is to devote 100% of our attention and expertise to what our clients need as they navigate some...

A question we get asked about estate planning is how often they should be reviewed. After all, you finally pulled the trigger on crafting...

No one wants to think about the day when they are no longer around to take care of their family. It is equally overwhelming to try and...

One of the more emotional parts of my job as an estate planning and probate attorney is sitting with someone who has lost a loved one....