You’ve spent years building your business. Maybe decades. But when was the last time you thought about what happens when you’re not running it anymore? Most Missouri business owners don’t [...]

Your cryptocurrency wallet holds $50,000. Your photo library contains 20 years of family memories. Your email manages business correspondence and financial records. Does your trust account for any of this? [...]

Trust administration doesn’t always go the way you’d expect. Sometimes a trustee makes decisions that just don’t sit right with you. Maybe distributions seem unfair. Maybe you can’t get a [...]

Naming a guardian for your minor children might be the most important decision you make in your estate plan. If both parents die while children are minors, someone must raise [...]

When you’re planning your estate, one of the first questions that comes up is whether you need a will, a trust, or both. At Legacy Law Center, we help families [...]

If you die without a will, Missouri’s intestacy laws take over. The state decides who gets your property, and there’s a good chance it won’t match what you actually wanted. [...]

Most families put off estate planning because they’ve heard something that made them think it wasn’t necessary yet. Maybe someone told you that you’re too young, or that you don’t [...]

Beneficiary designations on retirement accounts control who inherits your 401(k), IRA, and other qualified plans regardless of what your will says. These simple forms trump all other estate planning documents, [...]

A trust protector is someone you appoint to oversee your trust and make specific decisions that the trustee can’t handle alone. Think of this person as a safeguard. They’re not [...]

As a Chesterfield, MO estate planning lawyer, we frequently help clients understand the legal language involved in setting up a clear, enforceable plan. Estate planning involves many legal tools that [...]