Estate Planning for Blended Families: Avoiding Conflict and Protecting Everyone
Modern families are beautifully diverse — and increasingly complex. Many parents are raising: Blended families are filled with love, but they also face unique estate-planning[…]
Balancing Individualized Care and Legal Safety: A Practical Guide for Wellness Businesses
Introduction Wellness professionals—massage therapists, nutritionists, acupuncturists, holistic health coaches, and other practitioners—walk a delicate line: offering personalized care while staying within legal and ethical limits.[…]
The Immediate Tax Benefits of Using a Charitable Trust in Your Estate Plan
How Missouri and Illinois Families Can Reduce Taxes Today With a CRAT or CRUT At Crowder & Scoggins, we often work with families who want[…]
Planning With A Donor Advised Fund
For many families, charitable giving is both a financial strategy and a way to express deeply held values. A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is one of[…]
The Taxable Benefits of a CRAT or CRUT: How They Work and What Sets Them Apart
When it comes to advanced charitable giving and estate tax planning, few tools provide more flexibility and tax efficiency than a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT).[…]
Will vs. Trust: Which One Is Right for You in St. Louis?
Planning for the future is one of the most important gifts you can give your loved ones. When it comes to estate planning in St.[…]
Life Estates in Illinois: Why They’re Often Not Your Best Move (and How Trusts Do Better)
If you own Illinois real estate and want to keep things simple, a life estate can look tempting: you keep the right to live there[…]
Missouri’s New Remote and Digital Estate Planning Legislation: What You Need to Know
In a significant move towards modernizing legal processes, Missouri has recently enacted new legislation that permits remote and digital estate planning. This groundbreaking law allows[…]
Stay informed and ensure your workplace is compliant with the Illinois New Employee Paid Vacation Workforce.
Illinois has recently taken a significant step toward expanding employee benefits by enacting the All Employee Paid Time Off Act. This new legislation is designed[…]
Starting a new business? It is important to check whether your name – even if you have a good domain name isn’t taken by someone else.
Starting a business is an incredibly exciting adventure filled with numerous important decisions, and one of the very first and most crucial choices you will[…]
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