“Please, please, please. I beg you. Don’t take estate planning advice from your banker, financial advisor, insurance broker, mortgage broker, escrow agent, real estate agent, or your friends. I can’t tell you how much terrible, ill-informed advice there is out there that results in harm. Let these other professionals do what they do best and […]
Author Archives: Martha Hartney
Love is the Only Real Currency
When I started this practice seven years ago, I had no idea that I’d discover the work I devoted myself to would teach me more about love than I ever dreamed. I’ve watched my fellow estate planners and mentors skirt the truth of our work, handily missing the most important aspect of planning for death. And […]
Really Bad Advice 101 “Put Your Kid on Your Bank Accounts”
From the “crappy estate planning advice professionals give their customers” file: I’ve heard a TON of terrible advice that comes from financial professionals about estate planning–but this is probably the most common and the most damaging. And it usually comes from banks and bankers: “You should put one of your kids on your account so they […]
What’s the Difference Between a Will and a Living Will?
Guest Blog: Tips for Raising an Independent Adult
Occasionally, we invite a guest blogger to contribute to the Hartney Law blog. Today, Nisa Libbey offers some great tips for helping your teens become more responsible. Teens want to be responsible. Really. So let’s just imagine that your teen right now, like mine, is hanging out with his laptop “goofing off” as my son and […]
