by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jan 27, 2021 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Living Trusts, News, Wellness, Wills & Trusts
Eileen Kerlin Walsh, Principal Attorney at Kerlin Walsh Law, was installed in January as President of the Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce via Zoom. “It came without dancing or dinner or speeches, it came, just the same.” Well, a few speeches but we kept them...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog, Client Relationships, Common Questions, End-of-Life wishes, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Living Trusts, Mental Health, News, Pet Trusts, Probate, Real Estate, Wills & Trusts, Women and Estate Planning
I talk often about getting an estate plan in place. We all know we should do that but why don’t we do it? It’s because we must often face difficult issues within our family. We have to have difficult conversations. It’s hard to talk about who we’re going to put...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Living Trusts, News, Wellness, Wills & Trusts
New Illinois law (Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2020-14) permits us to witness and notarize your signature over video conference from your own home, thereby increasing your convenience and safety. Why does this matter to you? It benefits you and your loved...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Living Trusts, News, Wills & Trusts
This year is quickly coming to a close. For many of us, December 31 cannot come soon enough, as 2020 has been anything but a walk in the park. The first quarter of 2020 brought a worldwide pandemic. Not only did this raise concerns about everyone’s health and safety,...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, Living Trusts, News, Wills & Trusts
This year is quickly coming to a close. For many of us, December 31 cannot come soon enough, as 2020 has been anything but a walk in the park. The first quarter of 2020 brought a worldwide pandemic. Not only did this raise concerns about everyone’s health and safety,...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Nov 4, 2020 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Kerlin Walsh Law, Living Trusts, News, Wills & Trusts
Find Out What a Trust Can Do That a Will Can’t Right now, the estate tax exemption surpasses $10 million (doubled if a client is married), and although it is due to revert back to $5 million (adjusted for inflation) in 2026, many clients believe their revocable trusts...