Don’t Void Your Will By Your Other Actions
Do you know that the way you handle your assets can, essentially, void the terms of your Will? Parents sometimes make the mistake of preparing a Will leaving assets to their children; but, they...
View ArticleA Balanced Lifecare Plan Considers the Family Caregiver
When planning for the long-term care of a senior, the family focuses on the senior, creating a plan that makes sure the senior is in a safe environment, has good nutrition, maintains good hygiene, and...
View ArticleAgent Orange Exposure and VA Disability Claims
Veterans exposed to Agent Orange have long reported many illnesses that they claimed were the result of Agent Orange exposure. Unfortunately, the VA disagreed with many of the veterans and had a very...
View ArticleChatting with Your Lawyer
This Bradford & Holliman article first appeared in the Sentinel Senior edition October 2020. A good lawyer is actually serious when asking “How’s the family?” Life changes occur such as new health...
View ArticlePerfect Gifts for Moms and Grandmoms
In May 2021, our thoughts turned to moms and grandmoms and Mother’s Day. That inspired the following article that was published in the April issue of the Birmingham Christian Family Magazine. Seniors...
View ArticleKeep Your Spouse in the Know
Spouses specialize tasks, often based on who prefers to do which ones. However, when it comes to estate planning and finances, BOTH of you need to have a current working knowledge of your affairs....
View ArticleAdulting at College
With college (and football) bringing on the early fall, young adults are heading off to college. At Bradford & Holliman, we felt like their were some adulting activities that parents should help...
View ArticleSeniors Cannot Afford to be Ostriches
This article, Seniors Cannot Afford to be Ostriches, is advice based on what Melanie and John Holliman see too often with senior clients in their law practice. We wrote it for the May edition of...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning Legal Style
Getting the urge for spring cleaning? Try a new approach and organize all that paperwork that seems to multiply in files. You might even burn out a shredder in the process. Of course, we know some...
View ArticleExpressing Love with Estate Plans
Roses may be nice, but estate plans set up with love last a lot longer and have more positive impacts on your loved ones. Read this article that we wrote, Expressing Love with Estate Plans, for...
View ArticleCookies & Dough from Grandparents
When grandchildren are little, they really love doing projects with grandparents such as baking cookings. When they grow up, the really appreciate getting dough from grandparents. This article that...
View ArticleConsidering a Trust?
Online shopping works fine for t-shirts since you can usually return it if it doesn’t fit, but that doesn’t work with trusts. One size does not fit all. If you are considering setting up a trust,...
View ArticleStrategic Gifts for the Holidays
Whether a gift is for Christmas, a birthday or an anniversary, strategic gift giving will ensure no returns. Read this article we wrote for Birmingham Christian Family magazine. Strategic Gifts for...
View ArticleGet Around To It in January
We all have long lists of things to do that we just can’t seem to get around to doing. If you are looking for a resolution or a starting point this January, consider getting around to setting up or...
View ArticleEnrich Your Marriage on Date Nights
In February our minds often turn to romance and love. Birmingham Christian Family magazine is emphasizing how to enrich your marriage, so Bradford & Holliman wrote the article below suggesting...
View ArticleFour Reasons Couples Should Talk About Their Finances
Frequent and good communications makes for a stronger marriage, and no where is it more important than with the topic of finances. We wrote this article for the Birmingham Christian Family magazine’s...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning . . . .Your Parents’ Attic
Spring cleaning is useful year-round actually, but it’s a good excuse to help your parents even if they are not downsizing any time soon. This article was first published in the April issue of...
View ArticleNew Chapters of Life
Whether you are graduating from schooling or graduating to independent or assisted living, new chapters of life require changes to your estate plans. This article was first published in the May...
View ArticleSaluting Our Veterans on the 4th of July
Hot weather, fireworks, and cookouts may come first to mind for the 4th of July, but at Holliman & Holliman (formerly Bradford & Holliman), we think of American veterans who make up part of...
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