Estate planning tends to get boxed in with numbers—ledgers, tax brackets, assets ticking up or down. But there’s more at stake. If you look past the worksheets, you find something…
Why a Business Changes the Estate Planning Game Owning a business in Missouri means you have more to worry about than just what happens to your house or checking account…
Long hours. Paperwork stacked high. You push through the grind, years running together, chasing some hard ground—building up a practice, a reputation, a roof over your family. Doctors, lawyers, accountants,…
Sit down with a Missouri family sorting out their future, and two words come up: Medicaid, estate. One pulls toward protecting assets in case long-term care wipes you out. The…
Estate Planning as a Barrier Against Family Conflict Death does more than leave an empty seat at the table. It shuffles lives, opens up old wounds, sometimes splits families wide.…
What Really Happens in Missouri Probate When someone dies without a real plan in Missouri, everything slows down. There’s no gentle way to say it. People grieve, but the probate…
You can see the question plain as day—who steps in for your child if you're suddenly not here? For Missouri parents, naming a guardian is not just a tough emotional…
Turning 18 in Missouri: The Door Closes Quietly The reality hits fast. Your child turns eighteen, and the world quietly swaps the locks. Missouri law marks the passage with a…
Parenthood—and the Things Most People Don’t Talk About When you bring a child home—tiny fingers gripping yours—you think about car seats, diapers, sleep. You don’t think about what happens if…
Incapacity Isn’t Theoretical—And the Law Doesn’t Wait One day you’re signing checks, making calls, running your own life. The next, a stroke or a wreck or slow decline cuts you…