When I was in high school every spring the mother of my best friend would change the living room curtains and furniture covers from dark winter colors to bright summer fabrics. At the same time she would spend a week doing a thorough cleaning. When she was done her house looked like it should be…
Idaho is last in line (again). In supporting Idaho Legal Aid Services (ILAS.) Forty-nine (49) states provide financial support for Legal Aid Services to assist the poor and elderly access the legal system. Idaho does not. I am on the Board of Directors for Idaho Legal Aid. I went to a meeting yesterday at the…
The “Temporary” Tax Relief Act of 2010 has created the most favorable estate planning opportunity in modern history. First let me highlight two parts of the law that directly relate to estate planning. The death tax free estate is now five million dollars ($5,000,000) for each individual. That means if someone dies in 2011 or…
Time whizzes by and many of us still put off planning our future. It just seems too hard. I want to make it easy for you to address the estate planning side of your life. All you need to do is follow simple steps. Get out a blank piece of paper and just start writing…