by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | May 26, 2022 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Elder Law, Wills and Trusts
Is he or she at home and no longer able to manage on their own, or have a cognitive impairment, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease? Does the illness, impairment, or disability limit their ability to manage on their own? Is your loved one in the hospital and not able to go...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | May 20, 2022 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills and Trusts
When working with families dealing with probate on a loved one’s estate, Anchorage probate lawyers often find themselves answering a variety of questions about how to avoid probate in the future. There are a whole lot of tools at the disposal of an probate attorney...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Apr 14, 2022 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
If you are reading our blog, you probably already decided that you want to create a living trust with an Anchorage will and trust lawyer to avoid probate and put a quick end to the estate administration process. You might also have decided that you want your estate...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Apr 14, 2022 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Probate, Wills and Trusts
Though not as often as movies and soap operas would have us believe, estate planning lawyers do sometimes deal with family members who contest their loved one’s will. The case of a contested will normally involves a person who feels the deceased did not properly...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Jan 28, 2022 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
While it doesn’t happen in real life as often as it does in the movies and on soap operas, Anchorage wills and trusts lawyers do sometimes have to deal with a contested will. Wills and trusts are created in order to ensure that a deceased’s wishes are followed, as...
by Law Office of Constance A Aschenbrenner | Jan 28, 2022 | Alaska Estate Attorney, Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
The answer to this question and so many other estate planning questions is, “It depends, ….”. It is true that if you own an asset jointly with rights of survivorship in Alaska, the joint tenant will automatically retain ownership of the property when you pass...