By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As an estate planning attorney for more than 20 years I’ve seen just about every situation you can think of arise when it comes to dealing with family members and distributing estate assets. One of the questions that comes up regularly is…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As an estate planning attorney in Idaho for the last 20 years I am always interested in things that are done by celebrities when it comes to their estate planning or, after their deaths what occurs within their estate. The reason for…
By Stephen J. Muhonen, Creditor’s Rights / Collections Attorney, Racine Olson, PLLP As a judgment holder, it goes without saying that attempting to collect upon that judgment can be terribly frustrating, cumbersome, and unfruitful. Said otherwise, sometimes the process is just an emotional and physical drain. You invested so much…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney When Christmas or birthdays roll around every year, we spend time thinking about the very best gifts that we can give to our family and loved ones. Sometimes we even think about the gifts that we are going to receive. We do…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Maybe you’ve thought about estate planning. Perhaps you even got to the point where you’ve decided that you want to get your estate planning done. So, what do you do now? When I talk to estate planning clients, I find that this…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney When it comes to your Idaho estate planning you are in complete control if you have a well thought out and complete written last will and testament. If you do not have a written Will, then your estate will be distributed based…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney There are many misunderstandings about probate. These misunderstandings often come from the stories we hear from family members or friends. Even when these stories happen in other states and places, I’ve found that many of my clients are concerned. The main reason:…
By Stephen J. Muhonen, Creditor’s Rights / Collections Attorney, Racine Olson, PLLP Have you ever been the victim of a crime? Ughhh! It can be so frustrating! First there is the event itself that caused your property to be either stolen, injured or damaged. This is where one is first…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Over the 20-plus years that I’ve practiced as an estate planning attorney I’ve seen just about every situation you can imagine. Many of these situations include individuals on their actual deathbeds wanting to complete their estate planning, including getting their written last…
By Lane V. Erickson, Pocatello Estate Planning Attorney The goal of all good estate planning is to provide protection for the individual while they are alive and to allow their money, property, and assets to be distributed to the people they want them to go to after they pass away.…