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When estate planning in Louisiana, forced heirship, community property, and usufruct must all be considered when you decide who will inherit from you. Read More

Louisiana is a civil law state, which means thar our laws are based on the French Napoleonic tradition. It also means that some of our laws are very different than the laws of every other state. This is especially true when it comes to estate plannin… Read More

The Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges recognized that LGBTQ+ couples have the right to marry, and despite legal challenges since Obergefell, marriage equality remains the law of the land. Setting aside the possibility that the Supreme Court may o… Read More

Living in Louisiana, you probably know that we do things a little differently here, and that includes our laws. Louisiana is one of nine states who use community property laws. Under Louisiana’s community property laws, the default rule is that any… Read More

Many people know that having a Last Will and Testament (commonly called “a Will”) is an important part of adulthood, but they also assume that if they die without one, their spouse will simply inherit all their property or that their family will… Read More

One of the questions that we hear often is: Is a Trust better than a Will? The answer we normally give is one of the most lawyerly responses in our playbook: It depends. While it seems like a glib answer to an honest question, the fact of the matter… Read More

Estate Plans Are Not One-Size Fits All When many people think about their estate plan, they automatically think of a Will, and they don’t consider anything else. While a Will may be appropriate for some people, it may not be the best option for… Read More

People have asked me why I named my firm “Aspen Estate Planning,” why not some version of “Zotti Law Firm.” I named it Aspen Estate Planning because my firm is not about me. It’s about my clients, and I wanted a firm name that conveyed this… Read More