It is important to make sure your parents have talked to Indianapolis estate planning attorneys if they are getting older. While it can be a sensitive subject to bring up this issue with your parents, both you and your parents could be put into a difficult and complicated situation if your parents do not have the right plans in place in case they get sick or for after their death. Frank & Kraft is here and ready to provide families with the assistance they need to make fully informed … [Read more...]
How Does a Veteran Qualify for Aid and Attendance?
A veterans benefits attorney at Frank & Kraft can provide personalized assistance to veterans and their families in taking steps to qualify for aid & attendance benefits. Veterans may be entitled to receive many important benefits as they age as a result of their selfless service. Many of these benefits can be invaluable to aging veterans who may need costly care when they develop age-related disabilities or become hurt or sick. Navigating the VA system to obtain benefits and … [Read more...]
How Indianapolis Elder Law Lawyers Help You Prepare for the Future
Indianapolis elder law lawyers at Frank & Kraft can help you to make the type of plans you need to have a more secure future. No matter what your age or family situation, it is important that you use legal tools effectively to protect yourself and your loved ones. You want to put plans in place before it is too late and you lose control over your ability to leave the legacy that you desire. Frank & Kraft is here to help. We will work with you to customize a plan appropriate to your … [Read more...]
Family Business Succession Planning Best Practices
If you have a company that you have built up and that you hope to pass down to future generations, it is very important that you understand family business succession planning best practices. You do not want to make mistakes that could jeopardize or undermine the easily and effective transfer of your company to new owners as problems could potentially harm the ability of the next generation to continue the success of the company. Frank & Kraft can provide you with personalized … [Read more...]
New Facebook App to Support Alzheimer’s Caregivers
An elder law attorney at Frank & Kraft can provide you with invaluable advice if you are diagnosed with a serious condition such as Alzheimer's or if you are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's, any type of dementia, or any progressive condition. Being a caregiver and being a patient can both be stressful, but it is imperative that you have the right plans in place and make effective use of legal tools to enrich quality of life, protect your finances, and ensure that the very best … [Read more...]
What Types of LGBT Estate Planning Issues Could LGBT Individuals Face?
For a long time, there were many complicated LGBT estate planning issues that needed to be addressed because LGBT individuals were not allowed to marry the person who they loved. This created substantial complications for many reasons. A life partner was often unable to make medical decisions on behalf of an incapacitated loved one, and assets could not easily be transferred from one life partner to the other without the risk of incurring estate tax when an estate was large. And these were just … [Read more...]
How Can Indianapolis Estate Planning Lawyers Help You Make Sure Minor Children are Provided For?
Indianapolis estate planning lawyers can provide you with help if you are a parent or other caregiver of young children. It is imperative that you put plans in place in order to ensure that your children are cared for if something should happen to you and you become unable to raise them into adulthood. Frank & Kraft can help you to address the key issues that matter when it comes to making sure that you provide stability and security for children in the event that something happens to … [Read more...]
The Importance of Indianapolis Pet Planning
Indianapolis pet planning is very important if you are a pet owner. Your animals depend upon you for their safety and their security, just as other family members do. You owe it to your pets to make sure that they are safe and provided for if something should happen to you and you become unable to care for them. Frank & Kraft can provide you with assistance with the Indianapolis pet planning process. We can help you to make a pet plan as part of a comprehensive estate plan that addresses … [Read more...]
6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 4: Beneficiary Designations
Beneficiary designations can be a simple way to pass assets at death. While beneficiary designations avoid probate, they may introduce other problems. This article shows how a revocable trust can provide a more flexible way to achieve a client’s goals.6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 4: Beneficiary Designations … [Read more...]
Planning for the International Client
Estate planning for the international client can be tricky. This article looks at the estate tax treatment of U.S. citizens and non-resident aliens. The article then looks at an example of someone who lived in the U.S. and then departed.Planning for the International Client … [Read more...]
