Archive for the ‘Entity Laws’ Category
Why Risk a Cottage Emergency Rescue Plan?
Why should your cottage be in jeopardy and need saving? Cottage-Law.com expert Dan A. Penning has invaluable strategies to pro-actively plan how to protect your cottage first and secure its future. Why risk an emergency rescue plan when you can plan to avoid the crisis with a cottage succession plan?
Choosing the Right Legal Entity for the Family Cottage
The Right Legal Entity for Your Cottage
Circumstances need to be evaluated for each family and cottage property. There are a few special cases where keeping your cottage under direct real estate ownership is the simple solution to a complex situation. Two cottage planning solutions which should be examined, and discussed with your cottage law attorney, are Life Estates and the Ownership Agreement.
Cottage Real Estate Ownership – Direct and Indirect
How We Hold Title to Real Estate Ownership
There are two ways to hold title to real estate:
- directly, or
- indirectly
First Steps of Cottage Succession Planning
First Steps Cottage Succession Planning
First, ask your child, or children, if they want a share of the cottage. They may not want a share of the family cottage and there could be a variety of reasons. Each should be explored for passing on to them an alternative value of their share of the family cottage.
When the Family Cottage is At Risk
Every kid should roast a marshmallow by a fire next to the lake, paddle a canoe, catch a fish, dive off a raft, skip stones and and eat an ice cream cone or a freshly made donut from a local food shack which opens every summer for cottage visitors.