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2025.11.21 The Marriage Nobody Talks About: Keeping Your Relationship Strong While Raising a Child with Special Needs Let’s talk about something that doesn’t make it into most special needs parenting conversations: your marriage. You’ve probably heard the statistic that couples raising children with special needs face higher divorce rates than other families. While the research…

2025.11.14 What to Do When You’re Ready to Create Your Estate Plan but Your Spouse Isn’t When you’re ready to finally put an estate plan in place, it’s natural to feel excited and relieved. You’re taking a powerful step to protect your family, get organized, and make sure everything is handled the way you want…

2025.11.21 How to Talk to Your Loved Ones About Death, Money, and Estate Planning at the Holidays As the holidays approach, families gather to share food, laughter, and stories. But amid the joy, there is often an unspoken truth: many families avoid the conversations that matter most. What will happen when you are gone? How…

2025.10.31 Why Business Owners Need an Estate Plan (And Why Keeping It Updated Matters Even More) Running a business demands your constant attention. Between managing operations, serving clients, and growing revenue, estate planning often falls to the bottom of your priority list. You might think your business succession plan or buy-sell agreement covers everything, or…

2025.09.19 Supporting the Whole Family: How to Balance the Needs of Siblings of a Child With Special Needs Parenting a child with special needs is an extraordinary journey. It brings moments of joy, pride, and deep love, but also unique challenges that can test your time, energy, and patience. In focusing so much attention on…

Why It Matters to Your Loved Ones That You Work With the Right Lawyer When someone you love dies, grief hits hard enough. But imagine adding legal chaos, confusing paperwork, and no one to guide you through it all. That’s the reality for thousands of people every year who are left to navigate a confusing,…

A typical initial consultation with an estate planning lawyer may look like this: you meet, you answer questions about your family and assets, and the lawyer tells you what documents you need – typically a will, trust, health care directive, and power of attorney – and what they will cost. This is a recipe for…

8/15/2025 Fame and fortune couldn’t protect wrestling legend Hulk Hogan’s family from the heartbreak of estrangement and inheritance disputes. His story reveals why even celebrities need estate planning that goes beyond the documents. Read more… When Fame Can’t Fix Family: What Hulk Hogan’s Estate Teaches Us About Failed Planning When wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died…

2025.08.22 IEP and 504 Plans Aren’t Enough: Why Your Child with Special Needs Deserves a Life & Legacy Plan If your child has an IEP or 504 Plan, you’ve already taken an important step to support their education. But what about their needs outside the classroom? Educational accommodations only cover part of the picture. To…

2025.09.12 The Surprising Connection Between Meal Planning and Estate Planning Done the Right Way My colleague told me a story recently. Her son moved into his first apartment at college and had to go grocery shopping on his own for the first time. After he got back from the store, he called her in disbelief:…