The Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary defines the British phrase “muddling through” as: “to manage to do something although you are...

The world of charitable giving is evolving. For the second year in a row, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund was ranked number one on the...

It has been reported in the past few years that the traditional American family unit of two parents in their first marriage with children...

Many clients have a general understanding of what a power of attorney is. On the other hand, almost no one knows what a power of...

A finding that a person lacks capacity is an important juncture in the aging process and often impacts one’s estate plan. It can be an...

Of all documents signed during the estate planning process, Wills and codicils have unique requirements that must be honored before a...

Clients occasionally ask if children in their 20s should have an estate plan. For most clients, the answer is no, the need for an estate...

There are no certainties in life other than death. It is odd then, that most of us are ill-prepared for our own death, as well as the...

About 40 years ago, there was a monumental shift in retirement planning in this country. Traditional pension plans, in which employers...

At the center of every estate plan are people. Most of us tend to focus on the heirs and beneficiaries, those who inherit in one form or...

Soon after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was introduced in 1960, it became a routine emergency procedure to revive victims of a...

During the first year of law school, students take some of the more important legal courses: Contracts, Torts, Civil Procedure and Real...

Here we are again. It’s early January in Vermont. The days are too short and there are three, maybe four, months to slog through before...

At the end of the year, thoughts often turn to charity and making gifts to those less fortunate than ourselves. And even if those...

Sitting around a table discussing estate planning with your family is no one’s idea of a good time. Parents are hesitant to raise the...

Whether you have a will-based or a trust-based estate plan, there is often use of non-probate transfers rounding out the edges of the...

Over the next nine years, the number of Vermonters age 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to increase by more than...

Family camps often don’t age well. They start out being wonderful, an opportunity for young families to get away and be a family despite...

For those clients who think of their pets as family members, and two thirds of pet owners do, there is an increasing awareness that part...

Perhaps seeking to raise the Vermont estate tax exclusion level to match the federal level was asking too much. In the end, that didn’t...