Durfee Law Group Safe File Document Storage Your Safe File Document storage is an often over looked element of estate planning. We store our client's original documents in our fireproof safes as a value added service. This service includes an a...
Durfee Law Group Legal Architectural Diagram - Legal Services In general, we prepare a detailed Legal Architectural Diagram for all or most of our clients. This diagram will show family members, entities, structures, ownership, assets, advisors, and related part...
Durfee Law Group Why Is Probate Necessary? Mandatory Litigation Probate is almost never voluntary. It is compelled. Why is probate necessary? When a person dies, it has been a nasty habit of humanity from the dawn of time for people to show up...
Durfee Law Group Probate For Personal Representative - Legal Services Probate for Personal Representative. When we represent the Personal Representative in a Probate Matter, fees will be a combination of Fixed Fees and Hourly. The total legal fees for a probate can vary...
Durfee Law Group Community Property Planning Marital Property Issues Estate planning is necessarily multi-disciplinary. It touches upon many aspects of law. It affects taxation, property, family, and business concerns. MaritalProperty rights is ...
Durfee Law Group Donor Advised Fund Family Foundation What is a Donor Advised Fund? A Donor Advised Fund (or "DAF") is the quickest, easiest, and most cost effective way for anyone to establish a charitable Family Foundation. Among other benefits, it ena...
Durfee Law Group Split Interest Gifts Split Interest Gifts An asset or property can be divided up in many ways. We can divide if geographically by putting a fence down the middle. We can dividing it over time by renting or leasing it. A s...
Durfee Law Group Charitable Remainder Trust What is aCharitable Remainder Trust? A Charitable Remainder Trust ('CRT") is a type of "split interest" gift. It is an irrevocable trust through which you split part to keep for yourself and part to g...
Durfee Law Group Equity Strip Exposed How To Strip Out Equity The so-called "equity strip" is sometimes promoted as an asset protect device. It is most often used with real estate. However, it can be used with nearly any asset. While an e...
Durfee Law Group Naked LLC Imagine that you must appear in public. You go to your closet. There is nothing there. You will be on display for the whole world to seem completely naked. That might be the experience of your LLC. Wh...
Durfee Law Group The Family Bank The Family Bank What is a Family Bank? Well, to start, it’s important to understand why a Family Bank may be useful. Why a Family Bank? Most families who have worked hard to accumulate wealth share a ...
Durfee Law Group Family Office The Family Office The "Family Office" is a tool that has long been used by the "ultra-wealthy." It's primary function is to consolidate control of family wealth. Such control is, by its nature, necess...
