I’ve been thinking about death and dying this week for a number of reasons. One reason is I attended a beautiful celebration service for the unexpected loss of a close friend of our law firm. Another is New Jersey recently became the 7thstate to allow terminally ill...
I was in Chicago last weekend celebrating sixteen years of marriage with my beautiful wife. We love chi-town. It’s our favorite city. But it was 5 degrees one of the days and didn’t get above freezing for the duration of our...
Your Spouse May Not Get What You Think! We all know that not every law serves us well. Let me provide an example of a situation that could occur for you as a result of Arizona Revised Statutes Title 14–2102 and -2103. Any property that you possess which is not...
Whether you have $200,000 or $20 billion to give away, an estate plan can assist you in a number of ways, including a) preventing probate and the state’s involvement in the distribution of your estate, and b) protecting your privacy and the privacy of your...
I recently had a client call me with an emergency request for help. She was getting evicted and a hearing was set in just a few days’ time. She is a single mom with three kids at home, surviving on one income. She didn’t know what to do, but she knew what was...
At KTO Law Firm, we love to assist our clients with living out their faith. The book of James chapter one and verse twenty-seven (1:27) in the New Testament says true and pure religion that is acceptable to God is caring for orphans. True religion is not going to...
Most successful business owners and entrepreneurs I know are frugal in addition to being driven and self-motivated. However, when it comes to online legal services and business contracts, my experience indicates the practice is penny wise but dollar foolish. The...
Two weeks ago, I litigated a seven-figure contested estate. Thankfully I won the trial, largely because the decedent had executed estate planning documents with an experienced estate planning attorney. Still, the decedent could have taken a few more steps to ensure...
In the March 1, 2018 edition of Financial Advisor, Greg Sullivan writes about the financial wreckage of parents with children who fail to become financially independent adults in his article, When Adult Children Wreck Parents’ Retirement. The article reminds me of...
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