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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!

What Is the Difference between Medicare and Medicaid?

What Is the Difference between Medicare and Medicaid?

I often have clients ask me about the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. Although most... [Read more...]

Are There Alternatives for Managing Property When Someone becomes Incapacitated?

Are There Alternatives for Managing Property When Someone becomes Incapacitated?

Estate planning, when done properly, accomplishes more than just planning for the division of your... [Read more...]

Can Life Insurance Be Paid to a Trust?

Can Life Insurance Be Paid to a Trust?

A lot of our estate planning clients at Clarity Legal Group® maintain life insurance as... [Read more...]

Using an Asset Protection Trust as part of your Estate Plan?

Using an Asset Protection Trust as part of your Estate Plan?

You have worked hard to build you savings and wealth.  Having a comfortable financial cushion... [Read more...]

Who Should Manage My Child’s Inheritance?

Who Should Manage My Child’s Inheritance?

If you are the parent of a young child, your child’s financial security is probably... [Read more...]

My Loved One Just Passed Away. What Steps Do I Need to Take?

My Loved One Just Passed Away. What Steps Do I Need to Take?

The days, even weeks, that follow the death of a loved one can pass in... [Read more...]

Are You Cohabiting? If So, Estate Planning Is Essential

Are You Cohabiting? If So, Estate Planning Is Essential

Once upon a time, living together outside the bounds of matrimony was considered scandalous.   Today,... [Read more...]

The Ultimate Caregiver Guide

The Ultimate Caregiver Guide

I remember sitting alone with my mother  in her hospital room after a major surgery... [Read more...]

Why You Need to Update Your Estate Plan after a Divorce

Why You Need to Update Your Estate Plan after a Divorce

Going through a divorce is never easy. On the contrary, even the most amicable divorce... [Read more...]

How to Pick Your Trustee

How to Pick Your Trustee

As both your estate and your family grow, the need for a more comprehensive estate... [Read more...]

How Can I Use a Trust to Protect My Minor Child’s Inheritance?

How Can I Use a Trust to Protect My Minor Child’s Inheritance?

Little in life is as simple as we hope or imagine.  Having spent most of... [Read more...]

Why an Executor Should Hire a Probate Lawyer

Why an Executor Should Hire a Probate Lawyer

My most recent posts have focused on the importance of probate avoidance and what approaches... [Read more...]

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