Serving as a trustee or executor requires fulfillment of several duties. Perhaps family members or friends have asked you to serve as the executor, trustee, or agent in their estate plan. You are not sure what this means. They tell you the role is essentially following their instructions in their estate planning documents. Although this […]
We often hear the medical terms Alzheimer's and dementia used interchangeably. This suggests that Alzheimer's and dementia present the same, but are in really just different medical terms for the same condition. Is that really so? Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia. It affects roughly 60-80% of the people with dementia. Consequently, it […]
You are newly widowed and are concerned about your rights to your deceased husband's Social Security benefits. And rightfully so. It is easy to make mistakes when it comes to Social Security. When to take Social Security benefits is a major decision that has major consequences for not only the worker but his spouse. According […]
Surgery is no fun at any age, but with each passing birthday the potential for risky senior surgeries increases. In my preparation for this blog about risky senior surgeries I discovered that a team of researchers recently compiled a list of 277 risky procedures for older adults age 65 and older. The researchers wanted to […]
Mistakes are part of life, but estate planning mistakes can hurt those you love unnecessarily. Especially given the heightened concerns surrounding the "pandemic," many people are seriously considering their estate planning (or lack thereof). Before you take up your own estate planning, it may be prudent to pause and consider best practices and even learn […]
What is "pandemic estate planning"? It is our phone ringing and online requests for consultations about creating or updating estate plans or just clients want to engage in pandemic estate planning generally. The current pandemic has led many of us focus on weighty existential matters of life, disability, and death. Indeed, after reviewing our assets […]
As Benjamin Franklin famously quipped, the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. In recent years, the federal estate tax exemption has been adjusted annually for inflation. It was not always so. According to a recents Yahoo Sports article titled “Estate Tax Exemption Amount Goes Up for 2021,” when you die your estate […]
Gifting can get you in trouble without proper planning. The week of Thanksgiving marked the start of the holiday season. Advent services began yesterday (Sunday) at my church. Although Christmas traditions will look different, gifting will likely remain. According to a recent Kiplinger article titled “Gifting sounds pretty simple, but there are many ways to […]
Joint accounts can prove helpful or problematic. Estate planning can feel daunting. If you are a private person, the public nature of probate may be particularly unappealing. Even if you have a last will and testament, not all assets should necessarily pass through your last will and testament. Some assets will be distributed to heirs […]
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Overland Park Estate Planning Attorney Kyle Krull assists clients in Kansas and Missouri with Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Revocable Living Trusts, Charitable Planning, Asset Protection and Business Succession Planning in the greater Kansas City area including Overland Park, Leawood, Olathe, Lenexa, Johnson County Kansas and Jackson County Missouri.
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