Patrick Nolan is an estate‑planning attorney serving families across Northeast Missouri. After a decade in criminal and family law and a prior career as an award‑winning journalist, he now focuses on preventative law by helping clients avoid court through wills, trusts, Medicaid and elder‑law planning, and VA pension and disability counseling and coaching. A veteran and community volunteer, Patrick combines personal insight with legal expertise to protect what you value most.
You want your child safe. You want your child’s life to outlast you in comfort and security. But in Missouri, if you leave your adult child with disabilities a direct…
The first time you help a parent down the stairs after a fall, you start thinking about the future differently. For families in Kirksville and northeast Missouri, talk about elder…
The Basics: Guardianship When Your Child Becomes an Adult One day your child is seventeen and you manage doctor visits, school forms, and daily plans. The next, your child turns…
What a Living Trust Really Means in Adair County You set up a living trust because you want someone you trust—called a trustee—to handle your property while you’re alive, then…
You land in Missouri with a stack of paperwork. New license, new registration at the DMV. School files and doctor records piled in the passenger seat. It’s easy to let…
You don’t build a gun trust for the fun of sorting paperwork. Most Missourians start down this path because they want to buy, possess, or eventually pass down NFA guns—suppressors,…
The Mechanics of Missouri TOD Deeds You see a Missouri Transfer on Death (TOD) deed at the county recorder’s office, or maybe you hear about it from a neighbor who…
Why the Self-Proving Affidavit Matters in Missouri A Missouri funeral can pull three generations together in one chapel, and the legacy left behind comes down to paperwork. The self-proving affidavit…
People in Kirksville who own a cabin at the Lake of the Ozarks, a Florida condo, an Iowa farm, or a rental place somewhere else know both pride and headache.…
What These Deeds Mean for Families in Adair County The hand-off of a house, farm, or rental property in Adair County isn’t just paperwork. For most families around here, that…