Purpose Trusts?
Although it can be said that every type of trust has a purpose, in that it exists to accomplish the goals of the trustor who established it, not every trust is actually a purpose trust….
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Once Upon A Time…
Marketing is about telling the story of what makes your company special, and while that seems obvious and straightforward enough, it’s actually easy to lose sight of your story while you are busy running the…
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Getting The Desired Results: Efficiency!
Sure, every contractor wants to operate efficiently, but even with all the tech afloat, achieving efficiency remains elusive. It’s typical to find that just as we get one thing going well, another is off track….
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Scaling Up?
With an infusion of public funding behind builds of all kinds around the country, many contractors are thinking with aspiration. Indeed, despite the challenges of labor and materials, the timing just may be right…
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Time’s Ticking: Deferred Maintenance
Across the country, local, state and federally-owned public buildings are in dire need of attention. Commitments and allocations are starting to add up, and contractors are digging in. Read on for examples of how…
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Timing’s Everything: Probate Disputes
Ideally, careful estate planning results in a valid will, and likely a trust too, as well as communication of intentions and designation of a fiduciary, such as an executor or trustee, to carry out…
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Professional Fiduciary?
One way or another, someone has to close out our affairs when we die, and this person is a fiduciary, with legal obligations to carry out duties in the best interest of the estate and…
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Unmarried Partners: Avoid Intestacy
Although it’s best for everyone to have an estate plan–and avoid dying “intestate”–it’s especially important for unmarried partners not to leave the distribution of assets for the law to manage. That’s because state intestacy…
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Probate Heartache: Valid Marriage?
Most families manage to avoid the headaches and heartaches of probate disputes through careful estate planning. Absent that, diligent adherence to probate protocols, including abiding by the laws of intestacy to distribute assets can…
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