Law Offices of Robert J. Varak

Many families do not start thinking seriously about dementia planning until memory problems become impossible to ignore. By then, the pressure is already building. Medical concerns are growing, finances may be harder to ...

Crypto changes the estate planning conversation.

Not long ago, many families treated bitcoin, ethereum, and other digital assets as fringe holdings. That is no longer true. Crypto is now common enough that estate plans increasingly need to account for it, especially where there are meaningful holdings, mu...

Warren Buffett’s estate plan draws attention because of the size of his fortune, but the most useful lessons from it have very little to do with being extraordinarily wealthy. As a Naperville estate planning attorney, I think the more interesting takeaway is how strongly Buffett has emphasized cl...

Blended families often bring strong relationships, shared history, and a real desire to treat everyone fairly. They also bring estate planning challenges that are very easy to underestimate. As a Naperville estate planning attorney, I regularly see that the biggest problems in blended family esta...

Many families are surprised to learn that inheriting an IRA is not nearly as simple as it used to be. Americans hold enormous amounts in IRAs and defined contribution plans, and much of that wealth will eventually pass to spouses, children, and other beneficiaries. At the same time, inherited retirement accounts can create major