by Durham Law Firm | Feb 17, 2017 | Estate Planning
Many families have friends, relatives, or colleagues who suffer with daily challenges in some way or another that limits them. These challenges can be a developmental, mental, or physical disability. In the past, most families of disabled loved ones would keep their...
by Durham Law Firm | Feb 2, 2017 | Estate Planning
When someone dies, one of the first things that happens is figuring out the will and any trust they may have. If you happen to be the trustee named in a living trust, your job will be to help settle that trust. It is essential for you to know how to settle the living...
by Durham Law Firm | Jan 25, 2017 | Estate Planning
In the past, it seemed that the only people setting up trust funds for their children and grandchildren had a lot of money like the Rockefellers. Thanks to an increase in accumulations through the stock markets and increased property values of homes, more ordinary...
by Durham Law Firm | Jan 19, 2017 | Estate Planning
Most people understand the necessity of writing a will to pass on their estate to their heirs. That is not the only choice that is available to them, though. Another tool for estate planning is the trust. Trusts are gaining in popularity, especially the revocable...
by Durham Law Firm | Oct 27, 2016 | Estate Planning
Hurricane Matthew has been devastating for North Carolina. At the time of writing, waters are still rising in eastern towns of Kinston, Goldsboro, and Greenville, the death toll is still ticking upward, and the energy companies are still struggling to restore power...
by Durham Law Firm | Oct 25, 2016 | Estate Planning
“It went the way it had to, the way it was always going to.” – Tyreese, Walking Dead “Beth wanted to get him here. She wanted to get him back home. This was for her. And it could have been for us, too.” – Rick Grimes, Walking Dead (Rick musing on why he...