Estate Planning & Elder Law Posts

01/16/2015    Blogs    Gregory S. Bonney, Attorney, Johns, Flaherty & Collins

More than 11 million people in the United States live with an unmarried partner, according to the 2000 Census. That's a... Read More »

01/16/2015    Blogs    Gregory S. Bonney, Attorney, Johns, Flaherty & Collins

For many individuals and couples, the prospect of long-term care is financially daunting. With the average room cost in... Read More »

12/29/2014    Blogs    Maureen Kinney, La Crosse WI Divorce Attorney

By the time some single or divorced people reach age 50 or 60, they’ve sworn off marriage, even if they’re in a committed relationship. Read More »

08/06/2014    Blogs    Sonja Davig, Family Lawyer La Crosse WI

Nearly 30,000 Wisconsin brides each year must decide whether to change their names when they marry. Among those, roughly 60 to 80 percent do take their husbands’ last names. Read More »

03/18/2014    Blogs    Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC, Estate Planning Attorneys La Crosse WI

My parents just told me I’ve been named executor of their will. What does that mean? What does an executor do? Read More »

09/03/2013    Blogs    Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC, Estate Planning Attorneys La Crosse WI

I am in my 50s and engaged to be married this year. Read More »

11/13/2012    Blogs    Johns, Flaherty & Collins

My husband and I just had a baby and are doing our first will. Read More »

06/30/2011    Blogs    Johns, Flaherty & Collins SC

We bought a timeshare and it’s not what we expected. We've been trying to sell it, hired a company to help us, but have had no interest. How can we get out? Read More »

02/09/2011    Blogs    Johns, Flaherty & Collins SC

How do we put my mother's real estate in mine and my siblings’ names in a way that keeps it in the immediate family? Read More »

04/14/2000    Blogs    Katelyn Doyle, Estate Planning Attorney

Major estate planning changes are coming in 2026 — including lower tax exemptions and shifts in inheritance rules. Learn how to prepare now before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expires. Read More »