Hermiz & Associates Legal Blog

A will ensures your loved ones are well taken care of when you die. With it, you can state your wishes, from how to distribute assets to naming who will execute it. However, you should be careful when creating a will for it to be legally binding. The following are...

The importance of having an estate plan cannot be stressed enough. The instruments that you include in your plan can provide your loved ones with an inheritance after you pass. You can also ensure that your healthcare needs and financial interests are looked after...

As you start developing your estate plan, one of your top priorities may be leaving money to help fund your grandchildren’s college education. Some people start doing this before their grandchildren are even born. However, if you have one or more already in the world...

Despite your best intentions, you may recognize that you have a relatively high-conflict family situation. Maybe you currently share custody of your children with your ex, and you can easily imagine them using your children's inheritance out of spite if anything were...

Strictly speaking, estate planning is important for everyone. Regardless of age or gender, creating an estate plan can be helpful, and it is a step that too many people overlook. This includes both women and men, so each gender needs to learn as much as they can about...

Creating a will is a popular form of estate planning. However, it has its vulnerabilities, particularly being prone to will contests. A will contest involves a trial where heirs, power of attorneys and/or executors dispute the validity of a will.  It’s important to...

It is common for people to employ a very simplistic approach to estate planning. They think about how they will distribute their personal resources after they die and arrange for the descent of their property in the simplest manner possible. However, the best estate...

One common problem that people have when they want to find out if their parents have done, any estate planning is that they feel anxious about bringing it up. Estate planning could be something of an awkward topic. It requires you to bring up your parents’ own...

If you are a business owner, you certainly want that business to thrive. You may have heard people talk about how often family businesses fail, and it’s definitely a concern. You can see a clear trend showing that most businesses will not make it to the second or...

When planning out your future and how different life events can affect your family, it’s always best to have a will. This legal document can ensure your family inherits from your estate without any disputes.  In theory, a will is a simple legal document that itemizes...