How To Wednesday. What to do when someone dies. Probate.

That word.  “Probate.”  It scares so many people.  It brings thoughts of back corner offices in the Courthouse where staff sift through a person’s Will to see who is getting what.  Add that other scary term, “death tax” and it’s enough to make a family bury their head in the sand like an ostrich.  Unfortunately, …

How To Wednesday…Begin To Plan For Your End.

My husband just celebrated a birthday this week. We are still young people, with children, a home, cars, life insurance policies, modest investments and debt.  Personal disclosure coming – we do not have an estate plan.  It’s just something we keep saying we need to do, but never actually get around to. Most of my …