When Should I Review and Amend My Documents?
Fall Greetings! I hope you all are faring well during these difficult times. There are a number of questions that people ask me often. This year, I am often asked if I am still open for business. Yes, I have worked full time throughout the year. Since March, I have been working mostly from home and meeting clients only by phone and on-line. Early into the pandemic, I converted all of my systems to be able to work remotely. So if you’ve been hesitating to contact me, please know that I am fully available. The other question that I often receive is this: when is it time to review and amend...
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The phone rings and I pick it up. “Hello, my name is John Simmons. You’ve worked with my mother Betty Simmons?” “Yes, that’s right,” I say. “Well, we need to change her Will. Now.” “Who’s ‘we’?” I ask. “We is me and my sister April. We need to change Mom’s Will. Now. “ “John, I’ve worked with your mother, and if she would like to change her trust, which we did a number of years ago, I’ll need to have her call me. She can come in and we can discuss the changes she’d like to make, and I’d be happy to work with her on that.” “Oh, well, she can’t really do that.” “Why not?” “Well, she can’t...
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