Wills and trusts are important tools for estate planning that share many similarities. Both allow you to formally state your wishes about what happens to your assets after your death. Both allow you to assert some degree of control over your estate. Wills and trusts...
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Protecting your financial interests in gray divorce
The challenges you face when divorcing later in life may differ quite a bit from those you might encounter when divorcing earlier on. You may have amassed more assets together during the course of your long marriage, for example, or you may be close to retiring and...
Advance directives speak up when you cannot
Serious illness or a sudden accident can leave you unable to speak. Yet someone needs to make choices about your health care. How can you communicate while incapacitated? Make your wishes known and give your loved ones peace of mind by preparing advance directives....
Dog bites often leave kids with long-term psychological damage
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, dogs attack an estimated five million Americans every single year. Alarmingly, more than half of dog bite victims are children. During an attack, you may expect your son or daughter to sustain a variety...
How does legal custody differ from physical placement?
When parents in the Waterloo area divorce, one of their most pressing concerns may be child custody. After all, even if parents are no longer in love with each other, they both may love their child deeply. Iowa law has provisions regarding the legal custody of a child...
Being at peace with your end of life planning
Like other residents in Iowa, you want what is best for yourself and your family. Because of this, you have decided to take steps to put certain protections in place when establishing an estate plan. But the estate planning process creates many concerns. First, it is...
Disabled in a car accident? Here are some tips to get by
A car accident can take you by surprise in the blink of an eye, leaving your life forever changed. While some people suffer mere bumps, bruises, and scrapes, others suffer injuries that are catastrophic in nature. Those in the latter category can struggle to cope with...
Summer fun can lead to serious injuries
Summer is just around the corner. Although this summer will be different from others due to the recent pandemic, it will no doubt still bring its fair share of sun, fun and adventure. However, summer can also bring something far more dangerous: personal injuries....
How does Iowa divide assets in a divorce?
If you are considering a divorce, one of the biggest issues on your mind is the division of your property, assets and debts. You wonder what your finances will look like after the court finalizes your divorce. You worry that you will lose your hard-won assets. Iowa...
Do I really need an estate plan?
If you are young and in good health, you probably believe that you do not need an estate plan. After all, you have no intention to die any time soon. However, it is a vital mistake to procrastinate making your end-of-life legal plans. An estate plan and its...