Jun 10, 2025 | Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
Do you need a will or do you need a revocable living trust? It’s common for clients to think they need a trust until a lawyer educates them. Often, a will suffices. As an estate planning attorney and a probate attorney, I do not push for a trust unless it is...
Jun 12, 2024 | Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills
Estate planning is crucial to protecting your family, your future and your finances. With proper estate planning, you can be assured that your wishes will be met if you become unable to make decisions regarding your health and finances and that your assets are...
Dec 1, 2023 | Estate Planning, Living Wills, Probate Court, Trusts, Wills
By: Beth Andersen-Filson Whether you are ready to plan for the future by getting your estate planning in order or have found yourself the executor — in Colorado known as the personal representative — of an estate, it’s important to know the ins and outs of probate....
Jun 6, 2023 | Estate Planning, Finances, Living Wills, Podcast, Trusts, Wills
On this episode of “Breaking Upward,” host Beth Andersen and her guest, attorney Jacob Castonguay, discuss wills, trusts, living wills and more. Everyone wants to take care of their family, even after they’re gone. That’s why Beth and Jacob decided to share...
May 6, 2021 | Elder law, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Wills
It is a bit awkward to tell a client they should get a doctor’s note as part of their estate plan. Maybe that is why I have had clients come into my office after struggling to use estate planning documents such as powers of attorney or wills simply because their prior...
Feb 15, 2021 | Cohabitation Agreements, Common Law Marriage & Cohabitation, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Prenuptial Agreements, Wills
By: Beth Andersen It’s February and love is in the air. When it comes to matters of the heart, lawyering up may not be quite as romantic as diamonds, roses and chocolates. That said, several legal documents can be instrumental in forming, sustaining and protecting...
