By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney It’s not uncommon that I will have an estate planning client in my office asking me questions about estate planning. When this occurs almost always the question comes up about what the differences are between a living will and a last will and testament. I’ve…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Estate planning is one of those things that most people really don’t want to think about. Unless you are an estate planning lawyer, or work with 1, it’s unlikely that you will know much about estate planning, or how it can help you. Has an…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney With all of the advances in medicine, many of us are living far longer than we ever did before. With this longer life, however, there is an ever-growing number of elderly individuals who have Alzheimer’s disease, or some other form of dementia. I often have…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney After practicing estate planning for over 17 years one thing has become clear: there are no two people, nor are there any two couples who are alike. The good news is that estate-planning can take into consideration all the differences and unique circumstances of each…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Yes it’s true that no one wants to think about death. Yes, it’s also true that thinking about it come up with sugar completing your estate planning can be overwhelming. However, there are two realities that no one can escape: Death and Taxes. This blog…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Idaho is a community property state. Estate planning is affected by property and it’s designation as to whether it is community property or not. There are many times when I am assisting people in completing their estate planning that they are surprised to learn how…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Many of my estate planning clients do not know what a Living Will is or how it is a part of estate Planning. It is important to understand that a Living Will is a vital part of estate planning. It has nothing to do with…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The advances in medicine over the last several decades are truly amazing. The effect is that people are living much longer now than they ever have. While this may seem like a good result, the reality is that because people are living longer there are…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney There are many times when I am helping my clients complete their estate planning that they bring to me the estate planning documents they created themselves online or through a software program they picked up at the local office supply store. Usually these documents are…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney If there’s one thing I’ve learned after 18 years of practicing estate planning law it’s that most people believe completing their estate planning is more complicated than it really is. After helping hundreds of clients complete their estate planning I’ve come to see that the…