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My spouse and I have resolved to get our estate planning started this year. I have some friends who did it on their own, and I’m wondering if I can too or if I should use a lawyer.

With careful pre-planning, you can anticipate and head off potential estate problems.

A living trust can be an attractive option to many, allowing for the transfer of asset ownership while maintaining the ability to use the assets as you normally would.

How do we put my mother's real estate in mine and my siblings’ names in a way that keeps it in the immediate family?

Estimates indicate 30 million Facebook accounts belong to dead people. 

I am in my 50s and engaged to be married this year.

By the time some single or divorced people reach age 50 or 60, they’ve sworn off marriage, even if they’re in a committed relationship.

With a new year comes those recurring resolutions to exercise more and eat less, save more and spend less and so on. An important one that’s often overlooked, however, is reviewing your estate plan.

Life can be messy. Thankfully, with a little legal planning, some of the messiest aspects of life can be minimized or prevented altogether. These five legal tips can help you preemptively smooth out some of the transitions and trials of life.

Chances are at some point in your life, you'll need a lawyer. It is the nature of the complex world we live in that sometimes we need the guidance of an attorney to protect our interests. Whatever the reason, you want to make sure you get the caliber of representation you deserve. 

You are separated. Is this the time to change beneficiaries on life insurance and your retirement accounts?

Whether 80 or 18, every adult should have at least one or two documents.

At first glance, estate planning can seem like an unpleasant task, but it's important if you want to decide how your assets will be distributed.

You finally realized the importance of writing your will a few years ago and got it done. Whew. That's over with. Or is it?
 

Attorney Katelyn Doyle recommends using a percentage rather than a dollar amount in your will.

While most people appreciate the need for a will in an estate plan, trusts are less widely understood.

While death is not a favorite dinnertime conversation, it’s crucial to set aside time to talk with those you have designated to manage your estate when you’re gone.

Trusts fall into two basic categories: living trusts and testamentary trusts. This infographic offers a quick guide to the most common types of trusts.

Even though Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s baby will be born into vast wealth and celebrity, they still have one thing in common with married parents in our neck of the woods.

My husband and I just had a baby and are doing our first will.

Here's your chance to see a more personal side of our newest partner, Steve Doyle.

In Wisconsin, cremation is  more popular than burials.