Blog: Estate Planning
- What to Do If You Suspect Undue Influence in a Loved One’s Will in Pennsylvania
Oct 13, 2025
When a loved one passes away, families are often left to manage both grief and complex legal responsibilities. In most situations, a will offers guidance that reflects what the person wanted. But when something about the will doesn’t make sense, when it conflicts with what your loved one said for years, or when one individual suddenly receives far more than expected, it’s natural to wonder whether someone manipulated the situation. These concerns are especially common...Read More - Estate Planning for Blended Families: Avoiding Disputes in Northwestern Pennsylvania
Sep 19, 2025
When you’re part of a blended family in Pennsylvania, the future often feels more complicated than most people realize. You may be balancing children from a previous relationship, a new spouse, stepchildren, shared property, or long-standing family assets that you want handled a certain way. Alan Natalie, Attorney At Law, based in Fairview, has spent more than 30 years guiding Erie families through the complexities of estate planning, probate, and administration across Northwestern Pennsylvania. Attorney...Read More - What is the difference between a will and a trust?
Jul 23, 2025
When you start thinking about how to protect your family and your property after you are gone, one of the first questions you may face is whether you need a will, a trust or both. While both tools help manage and distribute your assets, they work in different ways and serve different purposes. Understanding those differences can help you make informed decisions about your estate plan. What a will does A will is a legal...Read More - Estate planning documents can and should be updated often
Jun 16, 2020
While people devote the time and energy necessary to create a comprehensive estate plan, many of these same people fail to keep these documents updated. Even though it might feel like just one more thing to remember during a stressful life event, ignoring the opportunity to reflect these changes might lead to heated disputes in the future. Financial planners tend to agree that estate planning documents should be reviewed every three to five years to...Read More