20+ hour, 42+ min ago   (691+ words) “I'm going to contest the will” gets said far more often than it gets done, and most challenges that do get filed go nowhere. Being surprised by a will is not a legal claim. Neither is being treated unequally, or…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (423+ words) Many of the families who walk into my office didn't grow up here. They arrive from California, Washington, Texas or Oregon with a binder from an attorney two states away and one reasonable question: do we need to redo all…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago   (441+ words) Major life events call for a fresh look at your estate plan. Few events are more significant — or more commonly overlooked — than getting married or going through a divorce. Both can dramatically change who receives your assets, who makes decisions…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (760+ words) When people hear the words “estate tax,” they often assume their family is in for a battle with the government after they’re gone. That fear drives a lot of decisions — sometimes good ones, sometimes unnecessarily complicated ones. If you live…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (643+ words) Plenty of Idahoans own real property elsewhere. A cabin on a lake in Montana. A condo in Arizona for the winter. A piece of hunting ground just across the border in Washington or Oregon. It's easy to think of these…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (564+ words) You've built a life together. You share a home, finances, maybe children and decades of history. In every way that matters to you, you're partners. But if you've never legally married, Idaho law may treat you, in a crisis, as…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (770+ words) In North Idaho, the family cabin isn't just real estate. It's where the grandkids learned to fish, where everyone gathers on the Fourth of July and the asset that holds more memories than dollar value — and, often, the one that…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (688+ words) Some of the most painful family conflicts I see in my practice aren’t really about money. They’re about surprise. An adult child learns, after a parent’s death, that their sibling was named successor trustee — or that the family cabin is…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (577+ words) When most people think of estate planning taxes, they picture the federal estate tax — the tax on transferring wealth at death. But with the federal exemption now at $15 million per individual under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and with…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (724+ words) It's more common than ever. Adult children returning home after college, staying through early career years, helping care for aging parents, or living with family because of a disability. Multigenerational households are on the rise across Idaho, and for good…...