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What is the Roth IRA 5-Year Rule

The Roth IRA 5-year rule is an important concept in retirement planning that affects when you can withdraw funds from your Roth IRA without facing taxes or penalties. This rule applies to both contributions and earnings, as well as to funds you may h… Read More

What Happens If I Don’t Have an Estate Plan in Ohio

No one likes to think about end-of-life decisions, and that is understandable. It is important to know, however, that not having an estate plan can cause a lot of problems for your family after you pass away. Estate planning is about deciding what ha… Read More

What is the Generation Skipping Tax (GST) in Estate Planning

Estate planning is all about securing your legacy, ensuring that your wealth is passed down to future generations as smoothly and tax-efficiently as possible. One of the key factors that can affect how much of your estate your beneficiaries receive i… Read More

Can You Change Your Will During a Divorce?

Divorce is one of the most challenging and emotional experiences a person can face. While facing psychological turmoil and countless decisions that must be made, it’s easy to overlook certain aspects of your life that may need attention, like your… Read More

How to Cope With Caregiver Burnout in Ohio

Being a caregiver for an elderly relative is an honorable and rewarding job, but it can also be incredibly taxing. The tremendous responsibilities and emotional strain can lead to caregiver burnout, which takes a toll on your health and your ability… Read More

Jeff Griffith & Megan Gaskin Named Partner at Dayton Estate Planning

Gudorf Law Group LLC a Dayton-based practice focusing on estate planning estate administration and elder law announced it has recently named Megan L. Gaskin and Jeffrey A. Griffith as partners with long time Dayton attorney Ted Gudorf. “I’m grate… Read More

What is Tax-Loss Harvesting?

Investing in stocks can yield great growth—but the flip side of that is that investing also involves risks. Some investments are winners, and others that looked promising initially fizzle disappointingly. But even those stocks that turn out to be d… Read More

Surviving Spouse Rights in Ohio

Few life transitions are more difficult than the loss of a beloved spouse. While they are grieving a life partner, a widow or widower also has to deal with their loved one’s estate, including figuring out what their own rights are to the estate. Wh… Read More

Navigating Estate Planning for Multigenerational Families

If you have created an estate plan to protect your spouse and children in the event of your death, you are already ahead of most people—the majority of American adults don’t have an estate plan. But if you have accumulated some wealth, or built o… Read More

Avoiding Estate Planning Scams

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times: every adult needs an estate plan. But about two-thirds of Ohio adults don’t have a will or any other estate planning documents. Maybe they were busy and kept putting it off. Maybe they didn… Read More