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When most people picture an estate, they picture things you can hold or stand in: a house, a car, a bank passbook, a box of papers in a closet. The plan that gets drafted tends to follow that picture. It moves the house, the accounts, and the papers. Then someone dies, and the family discovers … Read more
Probate has a bad reputation, and some of it is earned. It takes time, it is public, and it costs money that families would rather keep. So it is no surprise that one of the most common questions people bring to an estate planning conversation is some version of “how do I keep my family … Read more
The question comes up in almost every estate planning conversation. Do I just need a will, or do I need a trust. The honest answer is that it depends, and anyone who gives you a single answer without asking about your family and your assets is selling a product rather than offering advice. This article … Read more
Most people come to the idea of a will the same way. A parent dies, or a friend gets a diagnosis, or a new baby arrives, and a quiet question moves to the front of the mind: if something happened to me, who would handle things, and who would receive what I leave behind. A … Read more
For many families, a Last Will and Testament is the first – and sometimes only – estate planning document they ever sign. While revocable trusts have become the primary planning tool for many Rhode Islanders, a well-drafted will still plays a crucial role in nearly every comprehensive estate plan. Whether you own a single home … Read more
Estate planning is one of those topics everyone means to handle “soon,” and everyone has heard a confident friend repeat a half-true rule that later turns out to be a headache. As a trusts-and-estates attorney (and former Smithfield, Rhode Island probate judge), I’ve seen families pay for these myths the hard way – with avoidable … Read more
Experienced estate planning lawyers can provide you with help in responding to life’s milestones. When you experience big life changes, like marriage, divorce, buying a home, or the birth of a child, you need to ensure that you have an estate plan in place to protect yourself and your family in light of the new … Read more
It sounds like the start of every parent’s nightmare – you get back late a night from dropping your child off at college several hundred, or several thousand miles away. As you get ready to turn into bed the phone rings, your child’s new roommate is on the phone. They tell you child child has … Read more
Rhode Island nursing home planning attorneys can provide help with making a nursing home plan. Making a plan is important not only for people who believe that the need for nursing home care is imminent, but also for people who may someday need to get care in a nursing home setting. Fabisch Law attorneys will … Read more