Tag: Estate Planning

Can you imagine if you win the Mega Millions or Powerball lottery? What will you do with it? Go on vacation, buy a house? You also can relax and enjoy the sights of Chicago, such as the Skydeck Chicago at Wilis Tower or the Field Museum. You never need to work again! However, the first […]

Writing a will is an essential part of your estate plan. This vital document states your wishes for your assets to be distributed to beneficiaries. However, someone can contest your estate if a will is not done correctly. Talk to a contested estate attorney in Illinois today if you are worried about this problem or […]

You may not think much about estate planning, especially if you are still young. However, estate planning is important for everyone. With the right estate plan in place, you can protect your assets and your family in the event of your death. If you own a business or have debt from many years ago, you […]

It often happens that a loved one gets injured, or sick. As we get older, many diseases can affect us, and our ability to handle the affairs of our daily lives and those diseases can get progressively worse as people age. You may reach the point where you just do not think that your elderly […]

There are a lot of reasons why we may expect to be included in someone’s will. But being family or a close friend to the deceased is no guarantee. With the right estate planning tools, anybody can be “disinherited” to some degree. That can leave you left with nothing, even if you expected to be […]

When people talk about estate planning, there are a lot of documents that are often discussed. Estate planning can sound like an alphabet soup of documents. But which are essential, “must-haves” to have a solid estate plan? The Northfield estate planning attorneys at Orlowsky & Wilson can provide you with more information. One Size Doesn’t […]

Contesting A Will Or Trust Many people believe that challenging something in a will is an easy process. However, although it is possible, it is not easy, and people who try to challenge a will or a trust, often face numerous legal hurdles. Getting Evidence One hurdle that someone who tries to contest estate documents […]

One of the most unpleasant things that we can imagine happening when we pass away, is our family fighting with each other over who gets what. This is especially true if you know that your estate documents do, or will, leave a family member with less than what he or she expects to receive. How […]

When you think about what will happen when you are gone, the last thing you probably want to imagine is your loved ones fighting over your estate or your estate documents. Yet, you won’t be here, so there is nothing you can do about that, right? Well, actually, there are things that you can do, […]

People create estate plans to help protect their assets and to ensure that they are distributed according to their wishes, even after they pass away. Estates are, however, still subject to taxes, which can leave heirs and beneficiaries with much less than they anticipated. Fortunately, there are a few different strategies that testators and trustors […]