Avoid Common and Expensive Mistakes When Leaving Assets to Minor Children

By Patrick Nolan October 21, 2025Estates and Trusts, Trusts, Wills

Avoid These Common and Expensive Mistakes:How to Leave Assets to Minor Children You love your children and want to ensure that they are always taken care of. The desire toprovide…

Analysis of The Rule Against Perpetuities

By Patrick Nolan October 15, 2025Asset Protection, Estates and Trusts, NFA Gun trust, Research, Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills

Access the paper in a printable format by clicking here: Rule Against Perpetuities State Analysis The Rule Against Perpetuities in the 21st Century: Evolution, Abolition, and the Jurisdictional Landscape of…

Do It Now: Name a Guardian for Your Minor Children

By Patrick Nolan October 8, 2025Estates and Trusts, Trusts, Wills

It is a topic no parent wants to think about: What would happen to your children if you were gone? However, facing this question is one of the most loving…

What to Do After a Loved One Dies

By Patrick Nolan October 5, 2025Estates and Trusts, Trusts, Wills

If you have been named the person responsible for settling a deceased loved one’s affairs, commonly called an executor or personal representative (if your loved one had no estate plan…

12 Estate Planning Blunders You Cannot Afford to Make

By Patrick Nolan September 24, 2025Estates and Trusts, Health Care Directive, Trusts, Wills

Many people believe that a simple will is all they need to accomplish their goals for the future.However, a flawed estate plan can create just as many headaches, heartaches, and…

Nosy Neighbor Nellie Can Find Out About Your Probate

By Patrick Nolan August 18, 2025Asset Protection, Estates and Trusts, Trusts, Wills

Most people think of probate (the process of collecting, managing, and distributing a deceased person’s money and property) as a private process. However, because probate involves the court system, most…

3 Simple Ways to Avoid Probate Costs

By Patrick Nolan August 13, 2025Estates and Trusts, Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills

The bad news: When a person dies owning property in their sole name without a beneficiary, theirloved ones will have to go through a court-supervised process called probate to transfer…

Why a Trust for Your Child Should Mature with Your Child

By Patrick Nolan August 12, 2025Estates and Trusts, Trusts

From the moment a child is born, a parent feels an instinctive drive to protect and nurture. We childproof our homes, carefully choose schools, offer guidance through adolescence, support their…

Does Treating Your Children Fairly Mean Unequal Inheritances?

By Patrick Nolan August 5, 2025Estates and Trusts, Military Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

When thinking through their estate plan and how they want their assets (money and property) managed after they pass away, most parents wish to treat their children equally, often out…

New Electronic Signature Law for Estate Planning to Save Time and Money for Clients

By Patrick Nolan July 22, 2025Estates and Trusts, Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills

Missouri has recently updated its laws to allow for electronic signatures on estate planning documents, including wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. This change, primarily driven by House Bill 754 (and similar bills…

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