Tag: intestate succession
Naperville Estate Planning Lawyer Discusses Special Considerations for Stepchildren and Step-Grandchildren
Posted on December 4, 2019
The modern American family comes in all different shapes and sizes. Furthermore, the people you consider family are not always decided by blood. For some stepparents and step-grandparents, there is no difference in how they see their biological children and the children who entered into the family through marriage. They want all of their children or grandchildren to receive an equal share of their estate. Other stepparents and step-grandparents do not get along as well with stepfamily members, or they have concerns about how their stepfamily members would spend any […]
The Basics of Intestate Succession From a Naperville Estate Planning Lawyer
Posted on August 12, 2016
For many people, even beginning the conversation about estate planning can be difficult. It is not easy to confront the fact that you will not live forever and drafting a will, trust, and other estate planning documents forces you to look beyond the end of your life. As an estate planning attorney with decades of experience, I truly understand the challenges involved in the process, but I also recognize how crucial it is to have a plan in place. If you die without having executed a will, there is a […]