by Knee Law | Dec 20, 2025 | Estate Law, Estate Planning
An estimated 43.5 million Americans provided formal or informal care to an adult over the past year. About 16.6 million American adults with disabilities required the care of another adult for essential activities of daily living. If you have a caregiver, working with...
by Knee Law | Oct 28, 2025 | Estate Law
When someone prepares an estate plan, they have the right to distribute property as they choose. Parents often assume they can leave unequal shares to children or favor certain beneficiaries. While unequal inheritances are legal, they often create resentment and...
by Knee Law | Aug 11, 2025 | Estate Law
If you’re part of the 27% of Americans who are dealing with family estrangement, it’s important to think about this issue while planning your end-of-life documents. Failing to take family conflict into account may lead to legal battles and major arguments...
by Knee Law | Mar 26, 2025 | Estate Law
Understanding Pour-over Wills and Living Trusts People can place their money or property in a living trust on behalf of a beneficiary while they’re still alive, which they often do to avoid probate and decide what happens to their assets. Even though estate...
by Knee Law | Mar 21, 2025 | Estate Law
Common Myths to Ignore Regarding Your Estate Plan According to a poll taken in 2021, 56% of respondents said that estate planning was something that should be taken seriously. However, that same poll found that, at the time, only 35% of Americans actually had some...
by Knee Law | Feb 28, 2025 | Estate Law, Estate Planning
Estate planning is a process that many people don’t begin until they are in their 30s or 40s. Around 67% of Americans don’t have any type of estate plan in place, which indicates that many people don’t understand the importance of having one....