By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As a part of my Idaho estate planning practice over the last 20 years I meet with clients to discuss their questions and concerns about either creating an estate plan for them or how the estate plan that they have actually works.…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney So you’ve worked hard your entire life and have put together a pretty good retirement plan for yourself. Your house is paid off, your cars are free and clear of any debts, and your investment and bank accounts are bulging. In your…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Many times in my nearly 20-year career as a Idaho estate planning attorney I’ve had clients come to me and talk with me about how they can create a valid last will and testament in Idaho. During many of these meetings clients…
By Patrick N. George Recently the Idaho Supreme Court had an opportunity to discuss premises liability and slip and falls which occur in stores. The case is called Brooks v. Walmart Stores, Inc._Idaho_, _p.3d (2018). In this case, Walmart and Rug Doctor had an agreement where customers at Walmart could…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney When it comes to Idaho estate planning we all tend to get into that Norman Rockwell state of mind from time to time, where everything is perfect and we are able to leave a sizeable inheritance to our children. But then reality…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney In working as an estate planning attorney for nearly 20 years I have had numerous clients come to me who want to disinherit an individual from their estate. Idaho law allows an individual to disinherit others from their estate if they choose…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney During my 20 years of experience in helping my clients complete their estate planning I often have unusual and interesting conversations with them. Several weeks ago I decided to ask my clients one simple question. The answers from the question that I…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney We’ve all been there. It’s something that seems to happen to me quite often. That is I will meet someone new and they will ask me what I do for a living. After I explained that I have been an estate planning…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney After working as a estate planning attorney for nearly 20 years it has become clear to me that we can often learn great lessons from famous people. We are nearing the second anniversary of the death of the musician Prince who died…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Many people I’ve talked to during my 20 years of working as an estate planning attorney seem to believe that going through probate is worse than dying. I can understand why many people would feel this way. Most people talk to family…