By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As an estate planning and probate attorney, I am often asked questions about the probate process. To help my clients understand probate I have developed a diagram that walks through the steps involved in probate and answers most questions clients have about…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As a practicing Idaho Estate Planning and probate attorney for over 20 years, I have seen just about every scenario you can imagine when it comes to completing a probate in Idaho. I’ve also come to understand that there is a lot…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney With the coronavirus pandemic raging throughout the world and in the United States I have had several clients talk to me about whether they should update their estate planning documents. It’s a wonderful question and it’s one that should be asked regularly…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Every client I talk to has questions about how the Coronavirus is affecting their lives and what they can do about it. This is especially true when it comes to either completing or updating their estate plan. We encourage you to download…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney When it comes to the coronavirus, there are a number of questions my clients have posed recently. The purpose of this blog article is simply to answer some of the most common questions I’ve been asked. If you don’t find your question…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney The Coronavirus has definitely been a motivator for people to think about getting their estate planning done. Well I believe that it is always a good thing to think about getting estate planning done, or updating estate planning that already exists, I…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney The first conversation is usually a panicked one. It’s either a phone call or the person has scheduled an appointment to meet with me in person. The first sentence is almost always the same. “Mr. Erickson, I’ve been named in the Will…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As an estate planning attorney, I often have conversations with my elderly clients about whether or not they should leave a sizable inheritance to their children or grandchildren. This is a question that can be discussed from a number of different angles…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d be familiar with the biggest news story coming out of Idaho recently. This has to do with Chad Daybell and his new wife Lori Vallow. In addition to the two missing children, several mysterious…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney For more than 20 years I’ve been an estate planning and probate attorney in Idaho. I love where I live, and I love the work I do! I find that I have an opportunity to help many people in creating their own…