When you establish a corporation, it will technically have an indefinite lifespan. A corporation will exist unless affirmative steps are taken to dissolve it. Instead of leaving your corporation in legal limbo, if you want to end it, then take the steps necessary to dissolve it. Here’s how this can be...
Start-Up Challenges and How You Can Beat Them
Starting your own business is an exciting endeavor. The thought of building something from the ground up that you have invested your time, ideas, and resources into can be like nothing else. Of course, those setting out on the start-up entrepreneurial endeavor will face challenges. It is a hard road to...
Ways You Can Organize Your Assets for the Benefit of Your Heirs
The death of a love one can leave a family struggling with some big emotions. Processing the loss can take time. It can take energy. It can require a lot of support. On top of all of this, there are the logistics to be addressed following a loved one’s death. Going through...
How to Dispose of Your Tangible Personal Property
Your estate plan is likely to include a variety of what are referred to as “specific bequests.” A specific bequest is when you name a particular person to inherit a certain item, such as a piece of personal property. You may have made many specific bequests for tangible personal property items such...
Moving Your LLC to Pennsylvania
Have you moved to Pennsylvania after previously forming your LLC in a different state? If so, you are likely considering moving your LLC to Pennsylvania. How do you move your out of state LLC to Pennsylvania? Well, this can be accomplished through the domestication process.
Moving Your LLC to...
Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements in Pennsylvania
Business owners know firsthand what it takes to build up, sustain, and grow a successful business. Among the many things that go into this, putting legal protections in place to shield the business from potential threats can be essential. This is why restrictive covenants, such as non-compete agreements, have become integrated...
How Does Guardianship Work in Pennsylvania?
When a guardianship is established, the appointed guardian has the legal responsibility to manage the affairs of an incapacitated individual. Through the guardianship process, the court can appoint a person, agency, or institution to act as guardian for a person deemed to be legally incapacitated. If someone you love has been...
Preparing for your Initial Estate Planning Attorney Meeting
You have decided it is time to begin estate planning. You have called a dedicated, local estate planning attorney and made an initial appointment. You have taken a valuable step towards putting critical legal protections in place that will safeguard and promote your wishes for a future you want for both...
Who Should Be Your Financial Agent Under a Durable Power of Attorney?
When you appoint a financial agent under a durable power of attorney, you are granting that person the authority to step into your shoes as they carry out important financial and legal tasks on your behalf. As such, it is important to fill this role with the right person. It is one...
Remember Your Car When Estate Planning
A big part of estate planning will be going through your assets and deciding not only who you want to get what, but how you want this transfer to occur. After a house, a person’s car is usually one of their more significant, tangible assets. As such, it can be a...