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Blog articles from the attorneys at Stross Law Firm, P.A. with topics related to estate planning, business law, real estate, probate and trust administration.
A Dozen Things to Discuss with Your Attorney Before You Sell or Transfer Control of Your Business
BUSINESS TRANSITION / BUY-SELL AGREEMENT CHECKLIST When considering selling or transferring control of your business, or even buying a business (collectively referred to below as “Business Transition”), where do you start? Speak with your attorney. The discussion with...
Preparing For Change From a Business Owner’s Point of View
NOTE: This is the second blog in a series on business succession planning. If you have not read the first blog of this series, please do so before reading this second part. Click here: What Will Happen to Your Business if …? You, the business owner, have built a...
What Will Happen to Your Business if …?
This post is the start of a discussion about business succession and the personal effect on the business owner. The intent here is to help the business owner identify the commitment she/he must have to deal with the “what ifs” in transitioning from a business owner’s...
So, What’s In A Name
What is the one action you can take now that will be one of the most important family-friendly, financial decisions you make? Is it naming a beneficiary for your retirement accounts, such as IRAs and 401(k)s? Yes, and the same goes for your policies of life insurance...
You Can’t Predict Longevity – But You Must Plan For It
In the past, when life spans were shorter, the overriding concern for many people was passing away prematurely, before all of their estate planning affairs were in order and before children were old enough to care for themselves. Today, life expectancy is much longer...
National Estate Planning Awareness Week – October 19-25, 2015
Use National Estate Planning Awareness Week to educate yourself about the need to have an estate and mental incapacity plan in place. Most Americans have no estate or incapacity plan. Yes, you read that correctly – no plan at all – not even a discussion with loved...