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10 Mistakes Parents Often Make When Naming Guardians—and How to Avoid Them
As a parent, ensuring your children are cared for no matter what happens to you is one of the most important things you can do. But many...
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Traveling Soon? Have a Plan to Protect Your Kids.
When planning a family vacation, you're probably focused on organizing the ideal vacation with your kids — booking flights, securing...
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Prepared for Someone Else to Raise Your Kids? Important Steps to Ensure Their Care
As parents, you're hardwired to prioritize your children's well-being above all else. You work tirelessly to provide for them, nurture...
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Why Every Parent Should Make A Kids Protection Plan Their Top Priority in the New Year
As we welcome the New Year, filled with hope and resolutions for a brighter future, if you have minor children or grandchildren, put this...
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Godparents vs. Legal Guardians: What Hawaiʻi Parents Need to Know
As parents, we spend countless hours planning for our children’s futures — education, healthcare, extracurriculars, and the values we hope they carry into adulthood. For many families in Honolulu and across Hawaiʻi, that planning includes choosing godparents: trusted adults meant to guide, mentor, and support their children. But here’s the uncomfortable truth most parents never hear: Naming godparents does not give them any legal authority over your children. If something une
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Essential Back-to-School Documents: A Must for Parents!
As summer comes to a close, and back-to-school excitement fills the air, there is one crucial task that is often overlooked: designating...
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How Naming Guardians For Your Kids In Your Will Can Leave Them At Risk
If you are a mom or dad with children under the age of 18 at home, your number-one estate planning priority should be selecting and...
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Don’t Leave Your Kids With the Babysitter Until You Read This
Life is unpredictable, and the reality of serious illness or unexpected events is something we must always be prepared for. While we may...
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Think You're Too Young to Need An Estate Plan?
The pandemic has caused Americans to change their behavior in a number of different ways, and one of the most positive of these changes...
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An Estate Planning Must-Have for Parents
A comprehensive estate plan can protect what matters most to you. For many, this means everything you own and everyone you love....
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Estate Planning Must-Haves for Single Parents
If you are a single parent, life for you right now probably couldn’t get any busier. You are likely being pulled between work, school...
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Estate Planning for a Child With Special Needs
Estate planning is an obvious concern for all parents, but if you have a child with special needs, it’s crucial that you are aware of the...
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Missed the Mark with Your Mother's Day Gift?
If you spent money on flowers that will wilt and die within a week or two, consider a redo with a truly priceless gift for Mom—a Kids...
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4 Reasons Why You Can't Afford Not to Plan
When it comes to putting off or refusing to create an estate plan, your mind can concoct all sorts of rationalizations: “I won’t care...
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Supreme Court to Decide LGBTQ Adoption Discrimination
A case on the Supreme Court’s docket for October could have a major impact on the parental rights of same-gender couples seeking to adopt...
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A Lesson for All Parents: Name Legal Guardians Now
In the aftermath of rapper Nipsey Hussle’s murder this March, his family and ex-girlfriend have been locked in a bitter battle for...
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Reclaim Your Role as Your Child’s Primary Influence—Part 2
In the first part of this series, we discussed how today’s children are increasingly influenced more by their peers than their parents....
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Reclaim Your Role as Your Child’s Primary Influence—Part 1
Have you ever felt that the unbreakable bond you once had with your children is seriously eroding? It can feel as if the very foundation...
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Ensure Your Kids Are Properly Cared For No Matter What Happens
As a parent, your most critical — and often overlooked — task is to select and legally document guardians for your minor children....
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Keep Your Kids in Safe Hands at All Times
Probably every parent who has watched the news lately has felt the heartbreak over what’s happening to immigrant families at the border...
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6 Major Mistakes Hawaiʻi Families Make
Before you choose an estate planning attorney, understand the common missteps that can quietly affect families — and how to approach planning with clarity and confidence.
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