by Whoosh Agency Support | Jun 23, 2020 | Probate
When you are appointed as the executor of an estate of a deceased person in the State of North Carolina, you are signing up for a litany of obligations. In addition to gathering assets, handling the filing of taxes, dealing with the distribution of assets, and paying...
by Durham Law Firm | Jun 18, 2020 | Estate Planning
What is a Charitable Remainder Trust? As people get older and begin to think about how they want their estate settled, one thing that often crosses their mind is donating some of their assets to charity. One way to do that is with a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)....
by Durham Law Firm | Jun 16, 2020 | Guardianship
On March 30, 2020 at 5:00 pm North Carolinians were ordered to stay home in an effort to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus. While North Carolina is shifting into Phase 2 of reopening the State and our economy, long-term care facilities and those that house...
by Durham Law Firm | Jun 9, 2020 | Business, Estate Planning
Estate planning is something everyone should consider to make sure your wishes are followed after you pass away. If you are a business owner, estate planning can help ensure your business will be taken care of in accordance to your wishes in the event you should die...
by Durham Law Firm | May 26, 2020 | Estate Planning, HWH Updates
Revocable Trusts have grown in popularity. They provide a lot of things that other estate planning tools do not – control, privacy, and streamlining. While trust planning was a critical component of an estate plan when the estate tax threshold was much lower, now the...
by Durham Law Firm | May 26, 2020 | Business
We’re putting together a series of videos based on the concerns that we are hearing from our business clients so that we can disseminate some of that information out into the wider market, let people know what’s available to them, what we can do to help...
by Durham Law Firm | May 19, 2020 | Estate Planning
So often, people call my office and tell us they just experienced the death of a loved one, but not before they had their life prolonged by artificial measures for a lengthy period of time, far beyond the period of time which might have been appropriate under the...
