Divorce, remarriage, and blended families can quietly rewrite your estate plan—unless you rewrite it first. We dig into how North Carolina law treats spouses before and after marriage, from inchoate rights in real property to the elective share...

Valentine’s Day is a perfect reminder that love isn’t just a feeling—it’s a plan. We sit down as father and son, both elder law attorneys, to map out clear steps that protect the people who matter most. From choosing a trustee for minor childre...

Most families don’t lose wealth to bad markets—they lose it to long-term care costs and the slow grind of probate. We unpack a practical, two-part strategy that shields savings during life and delivers a faster inheritance after death, balancin...

The moments that test a family rarely arrive with warning. A fall, a stroke, a winter storm that knocks out power for days—suddenly decisions pile up while the tools to make them are out of reach. We sat down to map a calm, practical path throu...

Hard conversations today can spare your family heartache and expense tomorrow. We walk through a practical plan to prepare for long-term care before it turns into a crisis, starting with simple, consistent communication and moving into the docu...