By: Attorney Gina C. Ziegelbauer It’s not uncommon for clients to tell me that they’ve added their adult child or children to their bank account. My next question to them is what they mean by that? Did you add the child as an owner to the account, a signatory, power of attorney, or beneficiary? The …
By: Attorney Samuel J. Spurney At SB Law, clients regularly contact us stating that they want to hire an “independent contractor” to assist them in their business thinking that is the safest and most efficient relationship to have with their new hire. When considering whether a person will qualify as an independent contractor or …
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By: Attorney Gina C. Ziegelbauer This is the question our clients have when they’ve just experienced the loss of their spouse, parent, or other family member. It is a difficult time and everything can feel overwhelming. The answer depends on each individual’s situation, what assets they had, and the planning they had in place for …
By: Thomas A. Griesbach 2021 Probate avoidance is one of many considerations in a good estate plan. A revocable living trust is a common way of avoiding probate and is the best option for many (but not all) clients. However, a revocable trust will only avoid probate for the assets held by the trust, or …
By: Attorney Gina C. Ziegelbauer This month’s question is one I hear quite a bit: “I don’t have very much stuff, so do I really need to worry about doing any planning?” The answer is still yes, and for a few reasons. A couple of the most important planning tools individuals should have in place …
By: Attorney Andrew J. Steimle Just about every business in the United States was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But the world did not stop, and neither did business transactions. This article is intended to provide you with some additional items to consider when buying a business as we start to come out of the …
By: Attorney Gina C. Ziegelbauer As an estate planning attorney, I see first-hand how proper planning can save major headaches (and potentially money!) for the people you leave behind. But the reality is, many people pass away with no planning in place. So what happens then? What if you die without a Will? Like so …
By: Attorney Gina C. Ziegelbauer At first this question might seem unusual, but according to the American Pet Products Association three in five U.S. households own a pet, which resulted in an estimated $99 billion dollars spent on pets in the U.S. in 2020. It’s pretty clear that people are willing to pamper their pets. …