Congratulations on your new bundle of joy! Becoming parents is one of those times in life when people begin to think about wills and estate planning. It’s strange to think about death when bringing a new life into the world, but truly, it’s a way to maintain the family legacy through generations to come, [...]
Divorce is a huge life change that can come with some complications. If you are going through a divorce, make sure your estate plan is taken care of as early as possible. Your estate plan breaks down how money will be inherited and spent if one were to pass away. For this reason, going [...]
Financial trends can have an impact on more than just bank accounts. Some of these trends can have unforeseen effects on estate plans. As an estate planning law firm, we do our best to advise our Raleigh-area clients about how financial decisions can impact estate planning. Here are some tips to keep in mind [...]
How are you spending your days during this time of social distancing? Many of us are taking advantage of our cleared calendars to think about those things that we never seem to get around to doing, like estate planning. Here are some ways to prepare a will during social distancing: Take care of the [...]
One aspect of estate planning that we love is that it gives our clients a plan for things they never even thought they would need to consider. Estate planning isn’t just about doling out checks to loved ones, and it isn’t even just about a living will. What happens if or when we become [...]
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015 came more opportunities for couples in the LGBT community to take advantage of estate planning. With that in mind, it is vital to ensure any estate plans created prior to 2015 be looked at critically to ensure the language is consistent [...]
Wills and other estate planning documents are usually written so that a person’s wishes for their property are explicitly and legally documented so their assets can be distributed according to their plans after they pass away. In the face of a divorce, however, the best laid plans may all get thrown out of the [...]
Planning an estate is a thorough and meticulous process. However, when a Raleigh attorney has a detailed plan and system, it will make the process much easier. When Raleigh locals are overwhelmed with the planning process, they tend not to make a clear and concise plan. At the Thornton Law Firm, I have structured my [...]
Many business owners try to plan for everything in their business. However, they often forget to plan for a very important thing: What will happen to their business when they can no longer run it? This item can be critical because a lack of a succession plan for your business in North Carolina means planning [...]
60% of all Americans do not have an estate plan. Many do not have an estate plan because they don’t have the time to meet with an attorney or think they have time until they will need an estate plan. As an estate planning attorney in Raleigh with the Thornton Law Firm, I have [...]