An Estate Plan is your rule book versus relying on the government’s rulebook of guardianships, conservatorships and probate. If you do not put together an estate plan, then you are relying on the State of Michigan’s default rules and may be sending your loved ones to court. While alive we call this living probate and… Read more »
It starts with the estate planning stress test that looks at the amount of stress your family would have to deal with if something were to happen to you right now. Things like going through probates, creating your retirement and legacy blueprint, important steps your family needs to take when something happens to you and… Read more »
Making plans for your death and what comes after can be very difficult for a lot of people to get their heads around. There are also far too many people who are ignoring this issue and not taking steps to help them deal with the best way to prepare for your death. This means you… Read more »
For a lot of people, one of the things that they have on their checklist for 2021 is to finally get that estate plan either done or to update that estate plan. That’s what we’ll spend time talking about in this episode. We dive deep into the things you need to think about… Read more »
In today’s episode of Berry’s Bites. We talk about what goes into basic Estate Planning with Michigan Elder Law Attorney, Christopher J. Berry, Esq., CELA Here is the auto-generated transcript: Hi, this is Chris Berry and today we’re going to talk about estate planning in Michigan. So as a certified elder law attorney and estate… Read more »
Michigan Elder Law Attorney, Christopher J. Berry, Esq., CELA talks about Lady Bird Deed today on Berry’s Bites. Here is the auto-generated transcript: Hi there. This is Chris Berry certified elder law attorney with Castle Wealth Group Legal. Today on Berry’s Bites, which are just bite-sized pieces of knowledge on estate planning, elder law, asset… Read more »
Finding the Right Tools to Reach Your Estate Plan Goals Many people believe that having an estate plan simply means drafting a will or a trust. You may ultimately find yourself left with a lot of questions before you even start. Acknowledging that it is high time to get your legal affairs in order and… Read more »
The Effective Approach to Financial Recovery Regardless of what is causing your financial setback, your path to financial recovery will require a set of action steps. You may believe your situation is unique, but many are walking the same path as you. The road to financial recovery reveals the exact actions you need to take… Read more »
The Legal, Financial and Tax Planning Response Standpoint What are the things you should be doing to move forward and put yourself in the best position from a legal, financial and tax response standpoint during this scary time? This sounds cliche but I’m sure you’ll agree that we can’t control the things happening around us…. Read more »
The “Scary Times” Success Rule book We can’t control the events happening around us but we can definitely control our actions and responses. Because of this, I chose to focus on the upside instead of the downside. The same can be applied towards investment. We can focus on the negative and be paralyzed or look… Read more »