There are many excuses for why people don’t prepare an estate plan. However, the reasons you need an estate plan far outweigh the reasons for not having one. Without an estate plan, how will your family know what to do with your property? You can reduce some of your...
With all the day-to-day work that goes into owning a business, you may be overlooking some documents your company needs. To make the future a better place for your company, learn more about why you need a buy-sell or succession plan. What is a Buy-Sell? Sometimes a...
Estate planning is all about family. Your Will gives your family guidelines about distributing your assets and may provide much-needed financial support after you are gone. Business, on the other hand, may not seem like much of a family affair. However, some families...
Dorothy and Tom couldn’t agree on how to divide the property they had acquired during their 30-year marriage. Blake and Emma couldn’t come up with a workable child custody and visitation agreement. Both of these divorcing couples may want to consider family law...
Small business may be the backbone of our economy, but that doesn’t make it immune from serious legal difficulties. Generally, small business owners have to keep an eye on all expenses, including expenses related to contract disputes and lawsuits. Mediation for small...
Frank, Margot, and Lillian formed the Anniston Gadgetry Company fourteen years ago. They followed all the proper procedures and filed the right paperwork – or so they thought. As they approached their fifteenth anniversary of operations, they learned the hard way that...
Some may say estate planning is a “cradle to the grave” process. In fact, it’s crucial to devote thought and time to estate planning through the years because estate plans do touch on people of all ages. From Birth to Age 18 Minors cannot sign estate planning...
The process of proving a Will and administering an estate may seem mysterious. But that’s exactly what probate is. “Proving” the Will happens when a deceased person’s Will is presented to a probate court. The judge establishes the validity of the Will so that the...
Most people agree that families are an important part of society. Families provide a place for people to support each other in many ways, including personal growth and financial needs. Sometimes family members will even go into business with each other. One form of...
When you think of what business lawyers do, you may think that their practice is boring or that they make massive corporate deals all day and party all night. The truth is somewhere in between. A local Anniston business lawyer may not be involved in huge corporate...
