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Many of us, as we get older, find that we want to have a broader positive impact on the world around us. Often this takes the form of financial support to organizations that do good work in the community or even halfway across the world. While many p… Read More

Long gone are the days when most families looked the same: mom, dad, and kids who are the biological children of both adults. This nuclear family still exists, of course, but there are so many other forms of family: families with same sex parents; un… Read More

About half of marriages end in divorce, and second marriages are more likely to end in divorce than first marriages. What this means is that approximately half of all families are confronted with a situation in which assets need to be divided between… Read More

People create trusts for a variety of reasons: to remove assets from their probate estate; to reduce the size of their taxable estate; to provide for loved ones; and to protect those loved ones’ assets from waste. Often, which goal takes priori… Read More

If you have a loved one with a disability, you are aware of the unique financial issues that go along with planning for the well-being of someone with special needs. On one hand, many people with special needs or a disability are unable to become sel… Read More

Many Ohio taxpayers each year fail to take advantage of a tax deduction that could save them thousands of dollars. Some may not be aware that they qualify for the deduction. Some who are aware of it may think the filing requirements are too cumbersom… Read More

Estate planning should always take into account not only the wealth to be transferred from one generation to another, but the unique issues of each family for whom a plan is being created. Unfortunately, those issues may increasingly include the dile… Read More

If you are a lover of art or other fine collectibles, you probably want your collections to go to someone who will appreciate them as you do. You may also want to use your valuable collections to benefit a charitable organization that is important to… Read More