by Manish C. Bhatia | Aug 1, 2025 | News + Trends
Funding your Revocable Living Trust is a very important part of your estate planning. Funding is the process of naming your Trust as the owner or beneficiary of your accounts and assets. If you have a Trust but fail to fund it, those assets are likely to require...
by Manish C. Bhatia | Nov 15, 2024 | News + Trends
A Revocable Living Trust accomplishes many goals that a Will does not, including probate avoidance, asset protection for your children and estate tax minimization. However, when you have a Trust, you should still have a proper Will in place. Commonly referred to as...
by Manish C. Bhatia | Jun 5, 2023 | News + Trends
A recent decision in the Appellate Court of the Fourth District of Illinois leaves us with several lessons, particularly the importance of reviewing your estate planning documents in the event of a significant change in your family or financial situations (In re...
by Manish C. Bhatia | May 3, 2020 | News + Trends
Powers of Attorney have never been more important than they are in the current environment. The costs and consequences of not having Powers of Attorney in place far exceed the cost of having the documents prepared. Every adult who is responsible for his or her own...
by Manish C. Bhatia | Apr 5, 2020 | News + Trends
Estate planning is about much more than just who will receive your assets after death. Proper estate planning can reduce the cost, time and likelihood of conflict when your assets are to be transferred to your loved ones. Planning for specific circumstances, such as...
