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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 plans Read More!

How to Protect Older Loved Ones from Financial Exploitation

How to Protect Older Loved Ones from Financial Exploitation

Many families today are responsible for caring for aging parents, grandparents, or other elderly loved... [Read more...]

How to File a Creditor Claim in North Carolina: A Guide to Recovering Debt from an Estate

How to File a Creditor Claim in North Carolina: A Guide to Recovering Debt from an Estate

At Clarity Legal Group, we often counsel clients who are owed money by someone who... [Read more...]

Naming a Guardian for Your Minor Children in Your Estate Plan

Naming a Guardian for Your Minor Children in Your Estate Plan

Many of my clients are parents of minor children. For these clients, I stress the... [Read more...]

What A Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton Teaches Us About Estate Planning

What A Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton Teaches Us About Estate Planning

I wanted to share an interesting blog post from my friend, Tereina Stidd, at the... [Read more...]

Is a Beneficiary Defective Inheritance Trust Right for My Business Succession Plan?

Is a Beneficiary Defective Inheritance Trust Right for My Business Succession Plan?

For my clients who own a small business, I always stress the importance of incorporating... [Read more...]

Understanding Assisted Living in North Carolina

Understanding Assisted Living in North Carolina

For some of my older clients or clients providing care to older family members, there... [Read more...]

10 Estate Planning Tips to Help You Create a Successful Plan

10 Estate Planning Tips to Help You Create a Successful Plan

At Clarity Legal Group, we’ve guided thousands of North Carolina families through the estate planning... [Read more...]

Spousal Elective Share in North Carolina Explained

Spousal Elective Share in North Carolina Explained

When I work with married clients, many of them choose to create reciprocal estate plans,... [Read more...]

North Carolina Probate Checklist

North Carolina Probate Checklist

I frequently have clients who recently lost a loved one and who find themselves in... [Read more...]

4 Ways to Avoid Estate Taxes

4 Ways to Avoid Estate Taxes

For many of my clients, tax avoidance is a primary estate planning goal. Gift and... [Read more...]

How to Pass Down Real Estate in Your Estate Plan

How to Pass Down Real Estate in Your Estate Plan

When I meet with estate planning clients, I try to spend a significant amount of... [Read more...]

What Are the Benefits of Appointing a Professional Trustee?

What Are the Benefits of Appointing a Professional Trustee?

Many of my clients choose to incorporate a trust agreement into their estate plans. One... [Read more...]

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