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Family businesses can be wildly successful and last for generations. They can also fail as soon as they pass down to the next generation. One thing that many business owners are afraid of is that they’re going to leave a successful business to their children and those...
Your assets need to be transferred to the next generation when you pass away. Your assets may include everything from a family home to a business to your bank accounts and investment portfolios. Your assets also include sentimental items and other things that may not...
Insurance fraud often involves one person or a small group of co-conspirators seeking to make inappropriate claims and deprive insurance providers of resources. Insurance companies that uncover questionable claims, sometimes long after paying them, and regulatory...
A basic estate plan, typically, includes a will, a designation for the executor of the estate, an advance healthcare directive and a power of attorney. A will is a legal document that outlines the will maker’s, or testator’s, last wishes and beneficiaries of their...
Including the right documents in your estate plan is crucial to the plan providing you and the people you love with adequate protection. There are many different documents that people can add to their estate plans depending on their financial circumstances and family...
Even very responsible adults can find reasonable-sounding excuses to delay estate planning. If they take the time to create a will, they may fail to add more documents to their estate plan that broaden their protection and improve the support available for their loved...
Homeowners association (HOA) neighborhoods exist all throughout Louisiana, and often their operations are straightforward and uncomplicated. Still, there are legal implications to every decision made by an HOA, and sometimes actions taken by the HOA can have legal...
Employees in Louisiana rightfully expect to receive appropriate wages for the jobs that they perform. If your employer compensates you on an hourly basis, then you should receive pay for every minute that you work and overtime pay when you have to put in an unusually...
No one can predict what will happen as they age, so it is typically wisest to plan for even the worst-case scenario. You can best protect yourself when you have addressed situations that will leave you physically, financially and legally vulnerable. Testators creating...
When someone dies in Louisiana, they either leave behind documents about their legacy or leave their resources and loved ones at the mercy of Louisiana succession laws. Those who make the effort to plan ahead may leave money to charity and allocate specific property...