Johnson Law Firm

Without a Will

What Is Probate?

How this is handled now depends on the plans the deceased made when they were alive. For some people, that might mean probate.

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Vacation Home

What Is a Life Estate?

A life estate is a type of property ownership or tenancy that grants an individual the right to use and enjoy a property for the remainder of their life. It gives an ownership interest to someone else.

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Save for Retirement

Older Singles Can Plan to Protect Themselves

Aging solo is about those individuals who are widowed or not married, live alone and have no family or none they can count on. They are going through the last years of their lives on their own. It can be just fine until one’s health declines and the usual activities and access to friends get out of reach.

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Living Trust

Revocable Trusts Must Be Funded to Make an Estate Plan Work

The primary benefits of revocable trusts only are available if a revocable trust is FUNDED during life. Unfortunately, experienced estate planning attorneys often have clients who delay the funding of their revocable trusts until it is too late and miss many of the benefits that these trusts provide.

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