May 23, 2016

INTESTACY: PURPLE RAIN, PRISON BLUES, AND WHY YOU NEED A WILL

Countless members of Generation X continue to mourn the recent death of superstar Prince. Although my generation is noted for its skepticism, we whole-heartedly embraced the music of Prince in the 1980s. More than thirty years later, when “Let’s Go...

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September 3, 2015

The Vacation Home LLC

A family vacation property is its own type of unique asset, and as such, it deserves its own structure for decision-making, succession, and managing transitions within a family. A well-conceived governance structure for a vacation property involves many...

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August 19, 2015

North Carolina Residents Achieve a Better Life Experience

On August 11, 2015 the Governor signed into law the North Carolina Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (North Carolina ABLE Act).   While the legislation does not fully meet the lofty expectations the title implies, it does allow disabled North Carolina...

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May 13, 2015

Estate Planning for Mike and Carol Brady

The picture perfect second marriage for the couple was one of the prevailing themes of this successful sitcom.  Mike, a successful architect, and Carol, a “stay at home Mom”- seemed have had it all figured out in the blended family scenario, and everyone...

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