by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog, Client Relationships, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, Living Trusts, News, Power of Attorney, Wills & Trusts
As a single individual, you may feel overwhelmed when you think about who will step in and make decisions for you if you cannot make decisions for yourself and who will receive your money and property when you die. You may consider your parents or siblings, but...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, Wills & Trusts
A spouse’s death creates a difficult and demanding time for the surviving partner. As much as you might want space and time alone to process your grief, you may have certain responsibilities related to settling your deceased spouse’s affairs, including paying off...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, Wills & Trusts
Studies have shown that the largest contributing factors to generational loss of wealth are a lack of communication and trust among family members and the failure to prepare heirs.[1] Often, fear is what underlies the lack of communication and trust that inevitably...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, Kerlin Walsh Law, Palos Park Property Sisters, Personal Development, Real Estate
Selling a Deceased Loved One’s Real Estate: Things You Need to Know After the death of a loved one, such as a parent, there are a variety of tasks that must be handled to wrap up your loved one’s final affairs. Selling your deceased loved one’s real estate is...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Common Questions, End-of-Life wishes, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, Pet Trusts, Power of Attorney, Wills & Trusts
Conversations about death and dying are rarely fun. Most people avoid them because they invoke feelings about our inevitable demise. Broaching this subject can be particularly difficult for parents and their adult children. Adult children may avoid bringing up the...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jun 29, 2022 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, Wills & Trusts
The reasons you, as a trustmaker, create a trust are certainly special and important to you, but your intent or purpose for creating a trust can also have significant legal ramifications. For this reason, it is often critical that a trustmaker express in writing their...
