By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney It happened again this weekend. I attended a block party for the members of our Home Owner’s Association and met several new people that had recently moved into our neighborhood. Inevitably, after introductions were done “the” question was asked: “What do you…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney I have been an estate planning attorney now for more than 20 years. I’ve helped numerous clients in every aspect of estate planning that can be imagined. I’ve learned a few things about the importance of estate planning documents and how they…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Over the past three years that we have provided this estate planning blog on our firm’s website we have often discussed instances where celebrities are other famous people have made serious mistakes with their estate planning. These mistakes range from either not…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As an estate planning attorney in Idaho one of the things I like to do is talk with parents about ways they can use their estate planning to provide an incentive to their children to be productive and to contribute to society.…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney I love my job! I get to spend my days helping individuals create estate plans that will both protect them while they are alive and provide a plan for distributing their money, property, and other assets to their family members and other…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney I am a fan of both estate-planning and Star Trek. I grew up with Star Trek as a kid and watched every episode I could. Additionally, cover for the last 20 years I have worked as an estate planning attorney in Idaho…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Having been an estate planning attorney now for 20 years, I’m always on the lookout for interesting news and stories that I can use as an example to help my clients avoid serious problems when it comes to their own estate planning.…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As an attorney who has practiced Idaho estate planning and probate law for the last 20 years I am always interested in stories about families and individuals when it comes to their estate planning. Often these new stories include celebrities who have…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney In an ideal world everyone would get along swimmingly and there would be no contentions, or fights, or disagreements. In an ideal world our relationships with others would be excellent, and there would be no individual problems such as disabilities or addictions.…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As an estate planning attorney for the last 20 years one of the great things I get to do is keep up with and read news about celebrities who either have or have not successfully completed their own estate planning. Most often,…