by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jul 30, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, End-of-Life wishes, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Power of Attorney, Wills & Trusts
In honor of Estate Planning Awareness Week, we are taking this opportunity to make sure you have the foundational estate planning documents to ensure your own successful future. Below are some basic questions and answers about estate planning and how estate planning,...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jun 20, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, End-of-Life wishes, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Palos Park Property Sisters, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts
Planning for the future of your home can be complicated, especially when you want to ensure that a loved one can continue living there after you are gone. Two common tools for accomplishing this are life estates and right of occupancy trusts. A life estate grants...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jun 20, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, End-of-Life wishes, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
A primary goal of estate planning is to financially provide for your loved ones. One way to ensure that they are set up for lifelong success is with an inheritance that pays for their education. Higher levels of education are positively correlated with better life...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | May 21, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, End-of-Life wishes, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
Unfortunately, the battle over family wealth is as timeless as family itself. Regardless of how prepared your clients might be, there is no predicting how otherwise rational people will behave after the loss of a family member. A will or trust contest can cause...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | May 21, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, End-of-Life wishes, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
Is Outright Distribution the Right Choice for Your Clients? An inheritance can be life-changing. Many younger Americans, stuck in a cycle of debt and rising costs, are anticipating their cut of the $84 trillion “Great Wealth Transfer”—a term financial experts use to...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | May 20, 2025 | Blog, Common Questions, End-of-Life wishes, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, Legacy Letter, News, Power of Attorney, Wills & Trusts
Many estate plans contain revocable living trusts that will become irrevocable (cannot be easily changed or terminated) when the trustmaker dies. Such trusts may benefit the surviving spouse during their lifetime and may continue for the benefit of several additional...
