Estate Planning
Convenience Account or Joint Account?
Posted on February 1, 2014
Many times our clients will add a name to their bank accounts, making the account a joint account. Sometimes that client wishes to have the person who was added to the account handle the account for the convenience of the client. It may be that the client is an elder person and wishes to have an adult child help to pay bills, reinvest the amounts in the account from time to time. This account would be considered a convenience account. It may also be that the client intended that the […]
How to Write a Last Will and Testament in Illinois
Posted on October 22, 2013
“When an older man or woman passes away, usually he or she has a last will and testament, usually or just a will. All people above the age of 18, though, should have a will that can be updated when necessary. It is important for everyone to know how to write a will and what to put write in it. Even if a person does not have many belongings or money, a will can state what is to be done with a persons property and how that person wishes to […]
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