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Mark Costley

With more than 30 years’ experience in private practice, Mark Costley has helped hundreds of North Carolinians with estate planning, living trusts, financial law, probate, and trust administration. Mark’s work involves elements of teaching, strategic analysis and planning, documentation, and assisting clients in implementing their plan Read More!

If I’m the Trustee Do I Need an Attorney to Help?

If I’m the Trustee Do I Need an Attorney to Help?

About 85% of the clients we help at Clarity Legal Group use a Revocable Living... [Read more...]

Now is a Good Time for a Donor Advised Fund

Now is a Good Time for a Donor Advised Fund

At Clarity Legal Group, we often help our clients preserve their legacies through charitable giving.... [Read more...]

Navigating Nursing Home Planning in North Carolina: A Comprehensive Guide

Navigating Nursing Home Planning in North Carolina: A Comprehensive Guide

For my clients who are navigating the complex landscape of long-term care options, I stress... [Read more...]

What is an Intestate Estate and Why You Want to Avoid It

What is an Intestate Estate and Why You Want to Avoid It

The choice as to how someone's hard earned wealth is distributed after their death is... [Read more...]

Why Liquidity Is Important Within Your Estate Plan

Why Liquidity Is Important Within Your Estate Plan

When my clients come in to discuss estate planning, they often focus entirely on packing... [Read more...]

What Is the Medicaid “Spend Down” Requirement?

What Is the Medicaid “Spend Down” Requirement?

Anticipating the very real possibility of the need for long-term care is something I urge... [Read more...]

Do I Have to Accept the Job of Trustee?

Do I Have to Accept the Job of Trustee?

When it comes time to administer a trust, the person appointed as the Trustee is... [Read more...]

Estate Planning is part of a Life Well Lived, Regardless of Marital Status.

Estate Planning is part of a Life Well Lived, Regardless of Marital Status.

I have a significant number of people ask me why they would need an estate... [Read more...]

Solutions When Siblings Cannot Agree on Medical Care for A Parent

Solutions When Siblings Cannot Agree on Medical Care for A Parent

I spent twenty years of my legal career as a part time Mediator of civil... [Read more...]

What You Do Not Know about Estate Planning Could Hurt You

What You Do Not Know about Estate Planning Could Hurt You

Initially, the concept of estate planning is a mystery for many of my clients. That... [Read more...]

How Do I Include Intellectual Property into My Estate Plan?

How Do I Include Intellectual Property into My Estate Plan?

The estate you leave behind after your death consists of all real and personal property... [Read more...]

A Living Trust can significantly reduce costs of Administration.

A Living Trust can significantly reduce costs of Administration.

A living trust is among the most common additions to a typical estate plan. One... [Read more...]

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