Planning for your future can often involve sitting down and thinking critically about your assets and where they will go after your death. Estate planning, which often includes making wills and trusts, can feel overwhelming at first but it does not have to be a...
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What may I do to recover from a truck accident in Louisiana?
A catastrophic accident resulting from a truck driver’s negligence may require a lawsuit to obtain the needed relief. Recovering damages for your injuries may depend on showing the court how the other party’s carelessness caused the accident. ConsumerNotice.org...
Do grandparents have visitation rights in Louisiana?
Grandparents can play an important role in the life of their grandchildren. From providing love and understanding to contributing financial support, children who have their grandparents in their lives are almost always better off. In the state of Louisiana,...
What should young families understand about estate planning?
The birth of your child can leave you with many big questions, some of which may be about their future and yours. When thinking about estate planning, you could wonder what the benefits are when you just had a young child. Learning more about what new parents need and...
Visitation rights in Louisiana
Whether you recently split up with your child's other parent and you worry about the inability to spend time with your child, you want to secure visitation rights to see your grandchild or you have concerns about your child's best interests, it is pivotal to review...
What to know about whiplash injuries
Their vehicles suddenly get hit from behind. Their bodies jolt forward and backward, causing whiplash injuries. More than just a pain in the neck, suffering this type of neck strain or sprain may cause several unexpected challenges for auto accident victims....
3 key estate planning provisions for small business owners
Estate planning is crucial to your business and family's future. If you are strategic in how you establish the different aspects of your estate, you can help ensure your company's success when you are no longer involved. Here are three key elements of your estate...
Is it time to review your estate plan?
After creating your estate plan, you may initially want to just leave it as-is. After all, it takes so long to create a plan in the first place that not many want to start messing around with it soon after finishing. In reality, however, you will likely need to update...
Teen driver-involved crashes increase in the summer
Each year between Memorial Day and Labor Day, car crashes involving teen drivers increase across Louisiana and the rest of the nation. The number of people dying in crashes involving teenage motorists also increases during this time. It does so so much that many now...
If you want to set up a trust to ensure that your disabled loved one receives the support they count on down the road, it is pivotal to understand how special needs trusts work. These trusts help many families who worry about the well-being of an adult or child who...