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Do you remember this PSA in Cincinnati from the 1960s into the 1980s that asked, "Do you know where your children are?" It was often parodied and was featured in Time Magazine's Top 10 PSA announcements article. It was successful at drawing attention to parents'...

If you're a collector of anything, does your spouse share your enthusiasm or tolerate it? And perhaps more importantly, if your collection is worth a significant amount, have you included it in your estate plans? Whatever you might collect, stamps, vintage cars, or...

Is your family what is called a blended family? Second marriages with children from the first marriage and perhaps children from the second or third marriage? If that is the case, as a parent, your responsibility to protect everyone is even greater and, frankly, a...

I ran across this article online, and it reminded me of a situation I occasionally encounter while working with clients with children. Some clients treat their children equally when it comes to asset distribution. Others, however, aren't so sure, and sometimes we talk...

A living will is a document that lets you decide whether or not to be kept on artificial life support. This kind of document wasn't needed or even thought of until the early 1950s when physicians developed techniques for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and then...

This post is about what makes the "best estate planning attorney in Cincinnati, OH." That's an interesting question, and my guess is, ask 100 people, and you'll get a mixed bag of what they consider to be "best" when it comes to estate planning attorneys here in...

I pulled the following segments from an article I found online, "5 Celebrities Who Died Without a Will", written by Elissa Suh for PolicyGenius and published on 12/8/21. While most of us don't have an estate worth millions, what happened following the deaths of Prince...

The following article, "Four Strategies for Leaving Assets to Your Heirs," written by Indrika Arnold and published by Kiplinger on 2/8/23, resonated with me because it is an excellent example that each client's estate plan should be customized to that individual's...

Everyone should have a will and probably a trust if they want to avoid probate. But if you have minor children, it is your job to ensure they are cared for if something happens to you. Establishing a trust plan for your children is one way to do that. Here are some...