Here's how the new IRS life expectancy tables affected inherited and owner retirement accounts
Here's how the new IRS life expectancy tables affect required withdrawals from IRAs and 401(k) plans
The Top 20 - Options in modern estate planning in Wyoming - How to keep your plan current
Modern estate planning is more flexible that you might think. Be sure to contact your estate planning attorney regularly, especially where there are changed circumstances in your life.
Medicaid: What do I need to know?
An overview of essential Medicaid facts.
If it is "necessary" for me to access my property by crossing my neighbor's property--do I have an easement?
To establish an implied easement (easement by necessity) it must be shown there is (1) common ownership followed by a conveyance separating the unified ownership; (2) before severance, the common owner used part of the property for the benefit of the other part, a use that was apparent, obvious and continuous; and (3) the claimed easement is necessary and beneficial to the enjoyment of the parcel previously benefitted.
Doing Good Deeds - Avoid Using Bad Deed Types and Clauses
Doing good deeds--avoid using bad deeds: Why using a warranty deed is usually the better choice
When are attorney's fees awarded in an easement or other document involving real property?
In an action where Plaintiff sought to enforce access to install fiber optic cable in an existing utility easement, and the Defendants had refused, the easement's fee shifting provision allowed recovery of attorney's fees.
How are a site plan, county requirements and zoning applied in Wyoming?
Wyoming counties may only restrict land use pursuant to zoning. The property in this February 2021 Wyoming Supreme Court case was not zoned. The Laramie County Planning Commission therefore exceeded its statutory authority when it used its comprehensive land use plan and the site plan review process to deny the use of land.
How do I title the assets in my trust?
How to title your trust assets for protection.
What are the rules if we have a joint account?
Where there are joint owners of an account, the burden is on the non-debtor account owner to prove what funds are not subject to execution.
Should I use a durable power of attorney to manage assets for my loved one?
Please be aware of the limited use of a durable power of attorney for estate planning and incapacity planning--this tool is not always the best tool for the job.
What if my property has covenants and there is an easement?
My property has covenants--do I still have an easement? The Wyoming Supreme Court issued an opinion May 6, 2020 regarding the relationship between easements and covenants in a case called Gayhart, Trustee of the Gayhart Trust and Corsi. The reason this may be of interest to property owners wi...
Capacity in Wyoming for Estate Planning
How is capacity defined in Wyoming for estate planning?
Whose interests in a trust take priority - the maker of the trust or the beneficiaries?
Balancing how I wish to make my trust and the benefit of the beneficiaries.
Who is the best choice for my Personal Representative?
There are several qualifications a person should have before you appoint them to be your Personal Representative.
Reasons to have an Estate Plan
Let's meet online about your estate plan!
Real property ownership: how should my ownership be documented?
What do the types of ownership of real property mean, and how should my conveyance documents be created: tenancy by the entirety, tenants in common or joint tenants with right of survivorship?
What do I need to know about decanting or changing a trust in Wyoming?
A recent Wyoming Supreme Court opinion, in the April 2019 term, the Everston case (1029 WY 84), identified three purposes for a proposed decanting of a trust: (1) allowing Trust property to continue to be enjoyed by the Settlor's intended beneficiaries with favorable transfer tax and asset prote...
