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6 Risks for Couples Living Together without Marrying By Solid Serenity Legal Solutions More and more couples today are choosing to live together without marrying. According to 2010 U.S Census data, more than 7.5 million couples in the U.S. lived together and chose not to marry. While there may be emotional and other benefits to […]

7 Tips for Managing a Loved One’s Estate By: Solid Serenity Legal Solutions When you lose a loved one, you may find yourself being thrust into the role of taking care of that loved one’s assets. They may have named you as an Executor or Trustee in a Will or Trust. Or, you may simply […]

What Happens to Your Credit Card Debt When You’re Gone By Solid Serenity Legal Solutions Almost 3 out of 4 consumers will die with debt, but where does that debt go? Will your family be responsible for your debt when you die? When you die, your family will have to assess and distribute your estate. […]

By Solid Serenity Legal Solutions Solo-agers- people, either single or coupled, who cannot expect assistance from children as they age either because they do not have children or the children they do have are unable or unwilling to help as they age- face unique challenges when they age. Without help interaction with their children, solo-agers […]

2 Reasons to Update Your Estate Plan After Divorce By Solid Serenity Legal Solutions Estate plans are evolving documents. You cannot just draft a plan and then forget about it. Though you do not need to revisit you plan every month, or even every year, there will be times in your life when you should […]

By Solid Serenity Legal Solutions Talking about personal finances is often difficult and can feel uncomfortable, no matter who your talking to. But, talking to your parents about their personal finances can be even more difficult. But for both their financial sake and yours, having those conversations earlier rather than later can make all the […]

4 Steps to Plan Your Estate By Solid Serenity Legal Solutions People seem to have a pretty hard time making estate plans sometimes. Maybe it’s facing your own mortality. Maybe it’s just being so busy with your day-to-day schedule that it’s hard to find the time. Maybe it’s a little bit of both. But, estate […]

By Solid Serenity Legal Solutions Finding the right financial advisor for your needs and life goals can be difficult. The variance of titles and letters and lack of a clearly recognized standard by which to judge potential advisors can make the task of finding your trusted advisor even harder. Without any standard to police who […]

By Solid Serenity Legal Solutions If your child is heading off to college, you probably have a lot of items left on your checklist to complete before move in day arrives. But, of you haven’t thought about planning for potential problems for your children, you are leaving two important items off of your list that […]

By Solid Serenity Legal Solutions Every chapter of our lives brings new, and often, more rewarding challenges. There is no aspect of our lives where that is more true than the financial realm. Every decade has different concerns and challenges. And each decade requires different areas of focus to become financially stable, and actually be […]