Blog Posts in 2019

How much time, effort, and expense should be dedicated to your estate plan? The answer to this question can really run the gamut from no consideration ...

Most estate planning ads feature a smiling family with a senior couple surrounded by their children and grandchildren. These stock photos can backfire ...

To start, let’s be clear, not everyone has an idiot son-in-law (“Spike”) or a horrible daughter-in-law. In fact, most of our in-laws are fantastic ...

When designing your estate plan, you will answer many, many questions. The question first and foremost in the mind of most folks is – Who will inherit ...

Although we don’t always like to talk about our death, this is an event most would agree is inevitable. The certainty of death is probably what ...

For ten years, the Johnson, Gasink & Baxter newsletter has been titled “Two Things Certain” in a nod to Ben Franklin’s famous quote: “In this world ...

Problem #4 - What Happens in Your Incapacity Most people will be affected by incapacity during their life, either their own incapacity or the ...

Today we are going to talk about probate – what it is and, perhaps more importantly, how to avoid it. The reasons to avoid probate will become clearer ...

This month I will continue our discussion addressing some of the biggest problems we see as estate planning attorneys and how to fix them (or avoid ...

Dear JGB friends: For a while now, I have wanted to outline the biggest problems we see come into our office and to provide solutions to those issues. ...

The New Year is the time many of us make resolutions and work on becoming our best selves. Folks all over the country resolve to eat better, lose a ...