Monthly Archives: February 2025
You Can Include ADR in Your Contracts, But Should You?
Alternative dispute resolution, or ADR, includes things like mediation and arbitration, which are conducted in an effort to try to resolve disputes outside of court, or before a full blown trial. ADR can be a cost effective method of resolving disputes, without the time, cost, or necessity of extended business litigation. You can include… Read More »
Could a Beneficiary Controlled Trust be Right for You?
The way a trust works is relatively simple. You put property in the trust. The person who establishes the trust is called the settlor. Those who receive the property in the trust are beneficiaries. And the trust is the person who administers the trust, according to the instructions and directions given to them by… Read More »
Don’t Let Your Well Planned Out Trust Fail
So you’ve done the right thing, and gone to an estate planning attorney and set up your estate plan. Your estate plan is complete, and you can go on, safe in the assumption that your property will be left to whomever you have designated to get it. Except for one problem: have you taken… Read More »
Doc Stamps: Do They Have to be Paid?
When you close on a home, and you look through your closing costs, you may see something called doc stamps. It seems like an unnecessary cost—what are these, and why are you even having to pay for them? Just Another Tax Like so many taxes, doc stamps are just a tax, used by governments… Read More »
