by Knee Law | Oct 28, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills
Creative Ways Siblings Can Deal With Estate Planning During COVID-19 According to Johns Hopkins University, as of October 2, 2020, more than 7 million Americans have been infected with COVID-19, and at least 209,000 have died as a result of their infections. The...
by Knee Law | Oct 24, 2020 | Estate Planning, Wills
How COVID-19 Is Affecting Charitable Giving in Estate Plans According to a Fidelity Charitable survey on philanthropic individuals, the COVID-19 crisis has inspired 25% of donors to increase their charitable contributions. This change has a strong generational...
by Knee Law | Oct 20, 2020 | Estate Planning, Trusts
Ways Bad Fiduciaries May Take Advantage of the COVID Crisis During the past two decades, there has been a nearly 75% increase in trust and estate malpractice claims. Therefore, unfortunately, bad fiduciaries are more common than you may think. Being aware of the way...
by Knee Law | Sep 30, 2020 | Estate Planning
COVID-19 Pandemic Update: Business-Related Estate Planning Impact There are more than 30 million small businesses in the United States, and surveys reveal that more than 60% of the owners want their companies to continue succeeding after their passing. Despite that,...
by Knee Law | Sep 18, 2020 | Estate Planning
Should You Worry About Conflicts of Interest During COVID? Did you know that estate planning is the legal field most likely to encounter conflicts of interest? A conflict of interest happens when a lawyer is trying to represent multiple connected clients, and it can...
by Knee Law | Aug 26, 2020 | Estate Planning
COVID-19 Makes Being an Executor More Difficult The average executor requires 570 hours to settle the estate.* This figure represents efforts made under the best of circumstances. During COVID-19, an executor’s life is now more difficult, but exercising some...
