Creative Solutions For Your Kentucky Families Seeking Legal Security
More than just a piece of land, you may see your farm as your home, your source of income and your family legacy. While your farm may carry personal meaning, it is also a business. Treating personal and farm property the same may work at first, but over time that...
If a family member or close friend has asked you to be the trustee or successor trustee of a trust, it’s critical that you find out more about the trust and what that role would require before you agree. There are multiple types of trusts – and even more types of...
You own a commercial building in Elizabethtown, and your tenant just moved out. The space needs repairs, there is unpaid rent on the books and you are holding a security deposit. Can you keep it? The answer often depends on the specific terms of what the lease says,...
When one of your parents dies with business debts, you may worry those debts will become your responsibility. That concern is common in Kentucky estate cases, especially when the business involved loans, equipment financing or unpaid vendor bills. In most situations,...
When a tenant moves out and leaves unpaid rent behind, many Kentucky landlords are unsure what to do next. The lease may have ended, but the debt has not. Kentucky law gives landlords several tools to pursue what they are owed, but the process requires the right steps...
Being a landlord brings unique challenges. One of the most frustrating situations is when a tenant fails to uphold their part of the lease agreement. This directly impacts your investment and peace of mind. This begs the question: what can you legally do when a tenant...
Relocations are a common challenge for businesses attempting to collect on debts. Individuals trying to avoid compulsory repayment and collection efforts may move from one temporary living arrangement to another. In some cases, they may even leave the state after the...
When someone passes away, their family often wonders when they will receive their inheritance. Many people assume that heirs receive assets right away. What they are not aware of is that the estate must pay certain debts and expenses first. In Kentucky, probate law...
The Kentucky probate courts oversee the administration of estates. When people who lived in Kentucky die, the probate courts in the county where they resided generally oversee their probate cases. The probate process often begins with the submission of a will to the...
Estate planning is often associated with writing a will and dividing property after death. While that is an important part of the process, it is only one piece of a much larger plan. A complete estate plan prepares for both death and incapacity and helps protect your...