http://www.livingtrustchicagosuburbs.com House Calls Available - Chicago Suburbs Sat, 01 May 2010 08:10:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My name is Tom Olofsson. I am a lawyer. I help families plan for the future. My office phone is (773) 905-1193 For more info please visit my main site http://www.mytrustlawyer.com My hope is that this site will make it easy for you to find out about estate planning and to see ... http://www.livingtrustchicagosuburbs.com/uncategorized/welcome by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193 A trust is three people working together. They are called the grantor, the trustee, and the beneficiary. The Grantor's job is to set up the trust and put money and property into the trust. The Trustee's job is to manage the money and ... http://www.livingtrustchicagosuburbs.com/articles/what-is-a-trust by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193 Probate is a court supervised process which helps make sure that your final bills are paid, that your final wishes are known, and that your stuff gets to those you intend to get it. There is nothing wrong with the process. Probate allows ... http://www.livingtrustchicagosuburbs.com/uncategorized/why-should-i-avoid-probate by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193 A will does 5 very important things. Cancels your old will. Names a personal representative (executor). Waives the bond on the personal representative. A will can act as a back-up document to a living trust. Names a guardian for minor children and for special needs children. There are ... http://www.livingtrustchicagosuburbs.com/articles/do-i-need-a-will by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193 Many of my clients have asked me, “Who should I name as my Trustee? Should I name a family member, the trust department of a local bank, or an independent trust company?” A trust is created to last many years for the benefit ... http://www.livingtrustchicagosuburbs.com/articles/how-do-i-choose-a-trustee by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193 What Does An Estate Attorney Do? Estate Planning is a broad category of legal practice. It encompasses many of the issues that are important to Seniors and to their families. It touches upon several areas and combines them into a unified approach to ... http://www.livingtrustchicagosuburbs.com/articles/what-does-an-elder-attorney-do by Tom Olofsson, Attorney at Law, www.MyTrustLawyer.com (773) 905-1193 When you give someone a gift you sign a check. When you buy a meal in a restaurant you sign a credit card receipt. When you sell your home you sign a deed. In each of these situations it is your signature which ... http://www.livingtrustchicagosuburbs.com/articles/what-is-probate The information in this website is accurate to the best of my knowledge. It reflects the laws in the State of Illinois at the time the pages were written. Every effort has been made to make them readable and understandable to non-lawyers because of this they are necessarily ... http://www.livingtrustchicagosuburbs.com/articles/important-notice