Estate Planning for Same-Gender Couples: Securing Your Future Together Estate planning is an essential step for all couples, but for LGBTQ couples, it holds particular significance. Although marriage equality has brought increased legal protections, unique challenges remain. And given the current political climate, LGBTQ couples are rightfully concerned that the protections under the federal law…
The beginning of this article is an excerpt from a post written by Attorney Wilson in June 2022 when the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked. In the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion, Justice Alito mentioned the June…
Whether you are putting together your own Will or standing to receive assets left to you by someone else, you may wonder what the actual difference is between a beneficiary vs an heir. Some people may use the terms interchangeably, however, heirs and beneficiaries are not the same thing. Not all heirs are beneficiaries, and…
