Christian Estate Planning While the ultimate goal is the same for all estate planners (who gets what, and how), a Christian approaches the estate planning process from a unique perspective. A Christian recognizes that their assets have been entrusted to them by God, and they desire to please God with their stewardship of these assets…
Estate Planning Is A Responsible New Year’s Resolution The New Year is a time for reflection, and such introspection usually leads to making decisions to live life better, to pursue new goals, and to renew commitment to old goals. This year, consider adding estate planning to your list of resolutions. Why estate planning? It’s about responsibility. Estate…
Price Hike Coming If you are a notary, you may be setting up for a 50% raise next year. Effective January 1, 2017, the maximum fee a Notary Public may charge will be $15 for Acknowledgments and Jurats. The maximum price for most notary services for the remainder of 2016 is still $10. That’s an…
Is there tax reform in the pipeline? President-elect Donald Trump promised during his campaign that he would repeal the death taxes, as in change the laws around what people must pay out of their estates when they pass away. Specifically, candidate Trump promised to repeal the death taxes. Right now, on the Federal level, the…
Law Office of Merrill A. Hanson was proud to support the Bryan Clay “Fit 4 Fall” 5K. The foundation, run by Bryan Clay, the American decathlete, and winner of the 2008 Summer Olympics (decathlon), and World Champion in 2005, gives away thousands of dollars to support local schools in Glendora. This year’s winner was La…
LegalZoom : Vending Machine :: Law Firm : Restaurant Sometimes you just want a quick snack or beverage, and some junk food from a vending machine is your only convenient option. It’s understandable. This is why there are so many public vending machines. It does not matter how sophisticated they get, whether they heat food,…
You may have experienced this. You are checking-in on Facebook when you spot a brand new post from a person that makes you wonder… didn’t I attend their funeral last year? You decide to check it out, and yeah, they have passed on, but someone is still using their account. This is an example of…
You want an attorney with an education from a top tier school. The University of Oxford earned the distinction of top university in the world. That’s a serious title. Merrill A. Hanson studied both (“read”) NAFTA/European Union Relations as well as Music Theory at the University of Oxford in 2005, and returned home with straight A’s. He attended both…
This is a call to action, something I rarely do. For the sake of everyone’s freedoms, however, we should be vigilant. The Second Amendment protects your right to bear arms. This means you have a right to own and use firearms. The right to own firearms should necessarily mean you have the right to acquire…
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” – 2nd Amendment What is the Second Amendment? This is a quote from the Bill of Rights of the United States of America. The Bill of Rights were…