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Plain-English guides for Alabama families.
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The Two Words That Were Not on the Deed
A husband and wife bought a house together, and twenty years later the bank found the deed was missing two words. What happens in Alabama when a co-owner dies, why the surviving spouse does not automatically get the house, and the three ways to keep it from happening to you.
Who Gets Your LLC When You Die? Alabama's New Rule for Operating Agreements
Since August 1, 2025, an Alabama operating agreement can name who takes a member's interest at death, outside probate. What the rule does, what it does not do, and how it fits with a living trust.
Why Shopping for the Cheapest Estate Plan Backfires
Price is the only number you are given and it tells you the least. What actually decides whether a plan works, and the questions worth asking any firm.
How Money Reaches Your Children If You Are Not There
In Alabama a child inherits outright at 19. What that means, what a court-supervised conservatorship costs, and what a trust does instead.
Naming a Guardian for Your Children in Alabama
How a parent appoints a guardian in Alabama, the condition that surprises everyone, the gap it leaves in the first hours, and how to actually make the decision.
Leaving Money to a Child with a Disability Without Ending Their Benefits
Why a direct inheritance can cost someone SSI and Medicaid, the difference between third-party and first-party trusts, and the mistakes that undo a plan.
What a Will Cannot Carry
Documents move assets and authority. They do not explain why. A practical guide to writing a letter of wishes that helps rather than harms.
Estate Taxes in Alabama: What Actually Applies to You
Alabama has collected no estate tax on deaths since 2004, and the federal exemption is $15 million per person in 2026. What that leaves an Alabama family to plan around.