The Swier Law Firm's Estate Planning and Probate Blog
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Planning for Special Needs Children A “special needs” child is a child who faces a physical or mental disability and may require needs-based benefits, such as Medicaid or SSI. -
South Dakota Estate Planning - Planning for Step-Children If you have married someone and your spouse has children from a different relationship, those are your step-children. -
Disinheriting A Family Member - Can I Do It? Whether or not we plan to do so, each of us will face death eventually. However, by planning we can make it better in many ways for those we leave behind. -
More Than Half of U.S. Adults Don't Have A Will Let’s face it—end-of-life planning isn’t fun. The topic can seem morose, depressing -- maybe even a little scary. -
Scott Swier To Present at 2019 Lighting The Way Conference Scott Swier To Present at the 2019 Lighting The Way Conference -
Consequences of Modifying an Irrevocable Trust n the past, trusts often were drafted with little flexibility. Now, more and more, trusts tend to be drafted with increased flexibility” -
Holographic Queen of Soul? Aretha Franklin Died With 3 Wills Contrary to what was reported at the time of her death, Aretha Franklin did have a will. -
Tom Petty's Daughters Won't Back Down Tom Petty’s daughters, Adria Petty and Annakim Violette, are turning up the heat in the ongoing battle of control over the late singer’s estate. -
Am I Required To Accept An Inheritance in South Dakota? You cannot be forced to accept an inheritance. As strange as that may seem, there are a number of reasons why a person may not want to accept property. -
What Is A Generation-Skipping Transfer Trust? What if you could give your children assets in a trust and they could use them and yet they’d avoid estate taxation at their death?