Happy holidays! As we round the bend into 2022, it may please some of you to review the IRS annual inflation adjustments: The annual gift...

If you are selected as a Personal Representative, or Executor, under someone's Will, most likely one of your tasks will be to hold the...

Naming a Personal Representative ("PR") can be a difficult and somewhat daunting task. A PR is the person, named in your Will, who...

The other day, I was out to a birthday dinner for a friend. I met a married couple who asked me, "Since its just us, we don't have any...

A revocable living trust is a similar mechanism to a Will, allowing the Grantor to leave property to the beneficiaries of his or her...

We are pleased to announce that Riverstone Estate Planning & Probate has relocated to the historic Chase Building in downtown Boise, at...

Family Trusts are set up for the benefit of the spouse and the grantors' children, or in some cases, only the children. For estate...

A Will provides a mechanism for you to make the decisions regarding the administration of your estate and the timing and terms of...

Certain assets such as life insurance policies pass outside of probate. The separate filing must be made with each life insurance company...

The marital deduction can be taken advantage of by transferring the property outright to a spouse. Generally, an interest transferred in...

A. Personal Representative A personal representative is the person charged with identifying and marshalling all of the assets of the...