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Attorney Thomas B. Burton discussing buying rental property and gives some ideas on one popular business entity for owning rental...

Attorney Thomas B. Burton discusses the recent tax reform bill passed by Congress, explains how this bill impacts estate and gift taxes...

Attorney Thomas B. Burton discusses how you can name someone to act as your Agent under a Health Care Power of Attorney document and also...

In this post I discuss which assets you should put into your Revocable Living Trust and which assets should be left outside the trust for...

Attorney Thomas B. Burton explains why your Agent's authority to act under your Financial Power of Attorney document ends at your death....

Wisconsin Attorney Thomas B. Burton discusses charitable giving and why you might want to consider gifting highly appreciated assets vs....

In this post I explain what a Wisconsin Quit Claim Deed does and how it differs from a Warranty Deed. I also discussed some of the uses...

In this post I explain what an LLC is, and I also discuss how the use of this corporate structure can be very useful in separating your...

Attorney Thomas B. Burton explains how much each person can give away in 2017 without paying federal gift tax and explains what the new...

Check out my new video blog post discussing the Top 3 Reasons for forming a Revocable Living Trust. If you have questions or suggestions...

Check out my video post discussing the one document that every adult (anyone over the age of 18) should have. The answer may surprise...

Check out my new video discussing Revocable Living Trusts and how they function as part of a comprehensive estate plan. If you have a...

Wis. Stat. 861.01  Ownership of marital property at death. (1)  Surviving spouse's one-half interest in marital property. Upon the death...

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Did you know that forming a Revocable Living Trust can save you many months of probate proceedings and potentially thousands in probate...

1. Nominate a Guardian for Minor Children For parents of minor children, your will can be used to nominate a “Guardian” for your...

I attended the 1st Annual Entrepreneurs' Conference put on by the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce this past Tuesday at the Florian...

Now that Donald J. Trump has won the presidential election, it makes sense to tune in to his proposals for tax reform. With Republicans...

I read a great piece about owning a cabin written by a Minnesota Attorney, David J. Meyers, called "Lake Law 101 - Or: So you Want to Own...

Many of you will be familiar with the artist named Prince, who died recently at his Paisley Park Recording Studio in Chanhassen,...