by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Dec 30, 2021 | Alaska Estate Attorney
What are we thinking about? The holidays?, how cold will it be tonight?, what am I grateful for?, what am I going to plant in the garden next spring? will this cold weather give up for a bit and be warm enough for us all to go skiing?, what a year it has been, seems...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Oct 15, 2021 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
These three legal documents have similar names but they are quite different in terms of the estate planning goals they help you accomplish. A will directs how a person’s estate is to be administered and how his or her assets will be distributed after death. The person...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Oct 14, 2021 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Wills and Trusts
One of the first questions many clients ask is whether they need a trust. It’s a great question, but it leads to another: What do you want your plan to accomplish? Let’s begin with a brief discussion of what trusts are and how they work. Then we’ll...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Sep 29, 2021 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Estate Planning
It’s almost the end of September. What are you thinking about? I can tell you what I am considering: yard clean up, planting last minute perennials, self care that includes cardio exercise daily and stretching and of course healthy foods and lots of water. I...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Aug 25, 2021 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
The majority of people we see name their adult children as beneficiaries of their estate plan. In most cases, this works well because children typically outlive their parents. But, what happens when a child dies before the parent? What becomes of the inheritance that...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Jan 2, 2021 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Estate Planning
Happy New Year!! I hope this letter finds you and your family well and enjoying our new year, 2021. It seems like yesterday was the year 2000 and we were worried about all of the computers in the world. This year brings new concerns, but more importantly, it brings...
