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The 7 Threats to Your Family Security
When I first started at the Donald Law Office I was asked to watch a video called The 7 Threats to Your Family Security. The video presentation was prepared by David Zumpano an attorney in New Hartford, New York in 2009. The video provides great advice, instruction,...
Parties to a Trust
There is so much talk about how great trusts are but they can be confusing. For example, who all is involved with the trust? Well there are several different parties involved in a trust: the grantor, trustee, beneficiaries, and final beneficiaries. The grantor...
Probate vs. Trust
Probate as I have previously stated is a court process to prove whether an individual’s will is valid. Probate is an expensive and time consuming process. It can take as long as two years to be settled in court! A great way to avoid probate is by creating a trust. A...
Tis the Season
The staff of Donald Law Office would like to take this time to thank all of our clients and business professionals for their time, patience, and relationship to our office. We want to express our gratitude and sincere thanks to those we've had the pleasure of meeting...
December 5, 2014 Special Events
Last Friday culminated a wonderful week for our office. The morning of December 5, 2014 the staff of Donald Law Office welcomed its newest attorney Nicole M. Bishop! Ms. Bishop’s swearing in ceremony was conducted by Judge Vandervoort at the Fairfield County...
Welcome, Attorney Nicole M. Bishop!
Donald Law Office is proud to welcome its newest member Nicole M. Bishop! Ms. Bishop is originally from Boise, Idaho but obtained her undergraduate degree and law school education in Ohio. Ms. Bishop graduated from Capital Law School in Columbus, Ohio on May 25, 2014....
Review of November 19 Workshop
The November 19 workshop was very detailed. Barry Zimmer talked about detailed estate planning. He explained how you can protect what you give to your loved ones from lawsuits, creditors, divorce, and bad decisions. For example, if you leave money to your child and...
Power of Attorney
You may ask yourself what is a power of attorney? Why would I want to have a power of attorney? Here at Donald Law Office we focus on two main types of power of attorney's 1.) Durable Power of Attorney A durable power attorney is someone who is allowed to make...
The Importance of Trusts
Most people believe that a simple will such as a Last Will & Testament is the standard necessity needed for protection of their assets. However a will does not protect an individual against probate a trust however does. A trust is an agreement with a third party...
Probate
Probate is the court process of validating the contents of a deceased individual's will. It is costly and time consuming but can be avoided by simply planning ahead. Here at the Donald Law Office we offer a few different ways to help clients to avoid probate in the...
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