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Kansas and Missouri Revocable Trusts What is a trust? A trust, often times known as either a “revocable trust”, a “living trust” (because your trust is created during your lifetime), or an “inter vivos trust” is an arrangement spelled out in a trust document wherein a person creates a trust, the creator often known as […]

Proper estate planning allows you to determine who will receive your property and in what amounts. What happens if I die without a will? In Kansas and Missouri, if you die without a will, your property will be distributed according to state “intestacy” laws. The intestacy law in Kansas and Missouri gives your property to […]

Pursuant to the Adoption laws within the Kansas Probate Code, specifically K.S.A. 59-2139 et seq., adult adoptions allow families to formally cement parent-child bonds between individuals who wish to establish legally recognized familial relationships, establish legally recognized surnames of the adopting parent, establish survivorship benefits, and countless other reasons. The statutes provide for court discretion […]

The IRS determined that because cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, are not issued by a sovereign, bitcoin and its brethren are not currency. The IRS holds that cryptocurrencies are personal property in much the same manner as owning shares of stock in Amazon or Ford Motor Company. Therefore, the IRS treats cryptocurrencies as a capital asset, subject […]