By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Estate planning is a unique and personal thing to complete. As an estate planning attorney for more than 20 years I’ve seen all kinds of ideas and goals that people have come up with as part of their estate planning. Really, an…
DEBTOR EXAM By Stephen J. Muhonen, Creditor’s Rights / Collections Attorney, Racine Olson, PLLP I have been practicing law for almost 17 years. Throughout this time I cannot tell you how many times I have been contacted by creditors/judgment holders, asking to retain me so as to have their debtor…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney I love being an estate planning attorney. I’ve been involved in many other areas of the law but no other area has provided the same satisfaction to me that I get from helping my clients create a well-written and well-thought-out estate plan…
By Stephen J. Muhonen, Creditor’s Rights / Collections Attorney, Racine Olson, PLLP I had an interesting collections issue arise the other day that is worth discussing. A self-represented judgment creditor was attempting to garnish a judgment debtor’s wages. The judgment creditor had repeatedly served a Writ of Continuing Garnishment on…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney As an Idaho estate planning and probate attorney, I often meet with clients during a free 30-minute consultation to talk about probate. Many times, these clients have moved to Idaho from other states. Additionally, I often have clients who have lived in…
By Stephen J. Muhonen, Creditor’s Rights / Collections Attorney, Racine Olson, PLLP One of the first things I discuss with new clients whom are seeking legal representation to collect money from their debtors is whether the debtor has any assets that can be collected upon. In my opinion, an attorney…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney The percentage of adults in Idaho who have actually taken any steps to complete their estate planning is abysmal. The most recent reports I have been able to study show that only 31% of adults in America have taken any actions towards…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney I’ve been an Idaho estate planning and probate attorney now for nearly 20 years. During that time, I’ve received numerous phone calls from clients letting me know that a family member or loved one has passed away. Usually the purpose of this…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely heard about the SECURE Act that was recently signed into law by President Trump. This act provides a number of wonderful benefits to individuals who have qualified retirement plans such as 401ks, IRAs,…
By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney Both a new year and a new decade are upon us. Because of this, now is a great time to review your own written estate planning documents and make sure that they are valid, and more importantly that they accomplish what you…