Some say that contracts are the backbone of business. If that is true, then isn’t it important that your ‘backbone’ is straight and working like a well-oiled machine? A contract is a legal agreement between two or more parties. To be effective, it must at least...
Several months after being sued, Sarah was surprised to learn the judge had ordered the parties in the lawsuit to mediate. She felt they had barely scratched the surface of the case and had a lot more work to do before even thinking of settlement. Sarah wondered if...
In 2017, traffic accidents occurred in Alabama about every 200 seconds. The typical Alabama driver faces at least a one-in-three chance of being involved in a car accident that results in injury or death. In addition to physical injury, auto accidents can cause...
According to a 2016 Gallup poll, only 44% of Americans have written a Will. Other studies put the figure closer to 30%. However, either way a majority of people have not prepared for their family’s future. Will you be one of the 56% of Americans who don’t have a Will...
Preparing a new estate plan, or revising an old one, requires you to make a lot of decisions. Who gets the family china? Who will serve as guardian of your minor children? Some of the most important decisions involve choosing people to act for you after you are gone....
From revocable living trusts to gun trusts to pet trusts to celebrity trusts gone wrong, it seems everyone is talking about trusts. They are a powerful estate planning tool in the right hands. However, you might want to consider some important facts...
Bud’s company, The Anniston Bait Company, was in trouble. Bud had been sued by a former business partner and it looked like they were headed for a lengthy court case. However, he heard about something called alternative dispute resolution. He learned it is generally...
We plan all kinds of things in our lives. Some decisions may be simple, like what we’ll have for lunch tomorrow, while other plans are much more complex. For example, how much time have you spent preparing for the future? With estate planning, you can put prepare a...
Small business owners sometimes wear a lot of hats – entrepreneur, business planner, payroll specialist, and manager. When you are running a company, it’s easy to make mistakes. In fact, we are going to look at three specific mistakes many small business owners make....
If you’ve seen one Will, you’ve seen them all. This might seem to make sense until you consider the fact that states frequently exercise their right to enact their own laws. People are told that everyone needs an estate plan or at least a Will, but Wills have to...
