by JAlanCampbellLaw | May 16, 2012 | Beneficiary designations, Charitable Giving, Estate Planning, Estate Tax
At least that is what my kids tell me when they ask for money. I guess I have been a little slack in teaching them the importance of giving to charitable causes. In looking back on my various topics for Counselor’s Corner, I found also that I have not mentioned...
by JAlanCampbellLaw | Oct 20, 2010 | Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Life Insurance, Minors/children, Tax
Admittedly if you have minor kids, you are going to make plenty of mistakes. One of my personal bests was letting by daughter eat a whole bag of chocolate chips to teach her a lesson – not a good idea. But I am not alone; many families out there make even bigger...
by JAlanCampbellLaw | Sep 28, 2010 | Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney
Is it valid from one state to the next? Let’s say you have had enough of those Michigan winters and one day you happen to see the headline – North Carolina is ranked #1 among places to retire. A year later you’ve just arrived in your new NC home and you’ve ordered a...
by JAlanCampbellLaw | Jun 2, 2010 | Business, Contract, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney
OK, I’m not talking about an actual spare tire – I’m talking about a Power of Attorney. Yes, a Power of Attorney is just like a spare tire; I’ll let that analogy sink in for a few moments. The term “Power of Attorney” is not foreign to most people, but how many of...
by JAlanCampbellLaw | May 1, 2009 | Beneficiary designations, Estate Planning, Minors/children
What’s the worst mistake you can make with beneficiary designations? Naming your estate? Naming nobody? Actually, the worst mistake you can make is naming minors as beneficiaries. Believe me, people do this; I know from several bad experiences (fortunately not my...
