Pay Attention & Get It in Writing

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] Teenagers often try to shift blame for breaking rules, misunderstanding assignments, or missing deadlines with statements like, “I asked Joe and he said it wasn’t important,” or “I heard that they never enforce those rules.” Of course, some teenagers retaining their adolescent gullibility and inattentiveness into adulthood […]

Read More »

Life Insurance Estate Planning Tips

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] People buy and use life insurance for many reasons. Unfortunately, too many people make poor life insurance purchase and use decisions because they do not try to understand their options. Instead, they rely on insurance promoters and amateur advisors to tell them what they need […]

Read More »

Buying, Selling, and Mortgaging Your Home – Part 1

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] You have probably heard that “a man’s house is his castle.” Many people invest more money in their homes than in all of their other assets. This article begins a two-part series on basic information and precautions that ordinary people should know about buying and […]

Read More »

Estate Planning Issues for Remarried People

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] Divorce and remarriage causes many estate plan complications. This article describes asset problems that some remarried couples encounter and suggests ways to avoid or reduce the hardships of those problems. A remarried person’s spouse and children may differ about who should receive the person’s assets […]

Read More »

Verified by MonsterInsights