At The Haggerty Law Firm, we often see many documents that were created in another state. Clients inevitably will move around the country and their documents might be from another state. Clients of The Haggerty Law Firm ask us do they need to be changed? Our response typically is yes. It is much easier to use a document in Missouri, based on Missouri law, if you are planning on living in Missouri. This can be anything from a Last Will and Testament, Revocable Trust Instrument to Powers of Attorn...

Revocable Living Trusts are fantastic resources for many reasons. Perhaps the most obvious and most common reason that individuals utilize Revocable Living Trusts is because trusts allow individuals to pass property to their loved ones at the time of their death and avoid the hassles of probate (so long as the property is properly titled into the trust at death).  Revocable Living Trusts also allow individuals to put restrictions on when children or other heirs are to receive property. In M...