Happy New Year! Here at Phelps LaClair, we love this time of year. It’s a great time to reflect on the past year and the perfect time to set aspirations for the year ahead. Were you able to achieve the goals you set for yourself...
Discussing estate planning and inheritance with your parents can be a difficult conversation. However, it is better to bring up the topic sooner rather than later, especially with elderly parents. At Phelps LaClair, we aim to give families peace of mind with sound estate plans....
There may come a time when you want to withdraw money from your individual retirement account (IRA). Perhaps you wish to use it to pay for college expenses for yourself or your children. Maybe you recently had a baby and could use some extra income....
Besides the peace of mind it offers, one of the main advantages of a revocable living trust is the ease of making changes according to your wishes. Amending a revocable trust is a fairly simple process and help from your estate planner will make it...
Asset Protection is something that anyone with significant assets needs to consider. We live in a time when many Americans believe that they have the right to sue anyone at any time for any reason: nearly $300 billion in lawsuits is filed in this country...
Losing a family member is hard enough without the added stress of complications that can occur as a result of poor estate planning on the part of the deceased. But if a Revocable Living Trust is set in place, grieving family members will be spared...
When a parent passes, sometimes we are shouldered with the heavy job of managing their after-death affairs. Unless this process is planned in advance and in detail with professional help, it quickly becomes a heartache. Some bereft children are left asking themselves questions like, “How did...
Julie, an estate planner, recently went out for dinner with her friend Jordan. While they were eating, Jordan mentioned a show she had seen about the luxurious expanse of Drake’s mansion. “His estate is huge!” she remarked, which turned the conversation toward the word “estate.”...
You have worked hard to build your estate. Every purchase, every investment, every financial decision has been made so you can leave an inheritance that is also a legacy. Phelps LaClair, serving Phoenix, Chandler, and Mesa, is a second generation estate planning law firm dedicated...
A living will is something that communicates your end-of-life medical decisions and allows your family members to rest assured that they’re making the right choices, if you’re unable to make them yourself. Having a living will is an essential step in estate planning. However, even...