by Lisa Ellis | Apr 12, 2020 | blog
According to the Seattle Times, there are at least 137 long-term care facilities with coronavirus cases in our state. If you are curious which ones are affected, click...
by Lisa Ellis | Mar 6, 2020 | blog
Triggers for starting the estate planning process can come at marriage, divorce, birth of a child and other significant life events. But what if you are over 18 years old and single (not married and not a registered partner)? One way to approach the decision of...
by Lisa Ellis | Mar 6, 2020 | blog
Real estate agents typically charge 6% of the sale value of the home. In King County, Washington the average price of a home is roughly $627,000. That is a commission of $37,620 for the realtor and it is separate from the other estate taxes and fees which might be...
by Lisa Ellis | Jun 12, 2019 | blog
According to the 2013 U.S. Census Bureau Report, “11.4 million married couple households, or 21 percent of all married-couple households in America in 2011, had at least one spouse born in another country. About 13 percent (7.3 million) of households had two foreign...
by Lisa Ellis | Aug 20, 2018 | blog
After you get your Letters of Administration as the Administrator or Executor of the Estate, you will need to set up a separate checking account for the estate with a banker. When ordering checks, consider that the expenses will not be ongoing. You’ll need enough...