Christopher Yugo

Q: I know that there are a lot of documents that go into an estate plan. How many of them are really necessary? If you wanted a bare bones estate plan, what documents are absolutely necessary?

Q: What happens if property left to a person in the will is given away to someone else while the person is still alive? Who gets the property? The person

About a year and a half ago we lost our 14-year-old rescue, Kelsie. Kelsie was a member of the family. Losing her was rough and it took us a long

I spend a lot of time in the Lake County Government Center. I prepare and record a lot of deeds, so I’m on a first name basis with the folks

Q: Several years ago, I named my son power of attorney. He and I have had a rough relationship the last year and now I am concerned that he won’t

Q: What happens if a person writes a will but doesn’t get it notarized?

Q: If you have a trust, why do you still need a will? Isn't a trust supposed to replace the will? If the will and the trust are different, which one controls?

Well, the holidays are here and the time of giving is upon us. Since giving is such an important part of the season, I started writing an annual gifting column

Christopher Yugo Times Columnist Q: In several of your columns you mentioned funding the trust. Who does that and how?

Q: Our son and his wife are expecting their first child and our first grandchild. We've already discussed including the grandchild in the estate