{"id":455,"date":"2017-01-26T03:56:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T03:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/?page_id=455"},"modified":"2017-02-10T01:57:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T01:57:37","slug":"people-not-trophies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/people-not-trophies\/","title":{"rendered":"People Not Trophies"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1485814820567{padding-top: 65px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column][tt_title_shortcode heading=”People Not Trophies” alignment=”left”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”536″ img_size=”500×1000″ style=”vc_box_outline” border_color=”black” onclick=”custom_link” css_animation=”left-to-right” link=”https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/our-culture\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]As an attorney, I have often sat in meetings with estate and financial planners that treat estate planning like a Jackie Collins novel. They toss around cartoonlike terms like \u201ctrophy wife\u201d and \u201cstepkids\u201d and \u201cillegitimate grandchild\u201d as if their clients lived in a Lifetime Movie and their relatives were living out the melodrama of draining them of their last penny. As a result, these planners encourage their clients to execute estate plans in a defensive, paranoid way without regard for the loved ones that will be left to live under the terms set by these estate plans.<\/p>\n

As a wife and part of a blended family, I instantly gained my husband\u2019s children and grandchildren when I married Don. I love this family I chose. And they have graciously welcomed me into their lives. Accordingly, I know how hurtful a \u201ctrophy\/step\/new wife\u201d comment can be.<\/p>\n

At SchlitzLAW, we plan for people, not trophies. We know that the people in our lives are three-dimensional, not just caricatures. This tenet applies to all of our areas of practice, not just estate planning. Whether you are planning for your financial future, starting a business, signing your first record deal, or in a dispute with a colleague, we will listen to your concerns and present all of the considerations, whether they be legal or personal, and have a plan of action.<\/p>\n

Our plan of action will be in your best interest, and will address the people in your life, both good and bad.<\/p>\n

As for the trophies, we can leave those on the bookshelf next to the Jackie Collins novel.<\/p>\n

Best regards,
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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1485814820567{padding-top: 65px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column][tt_title_shortcode heading=”People Not Trophies” alignment=”left”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”536″ img_size=”500×1000″ style=”vc_box_outline” border_color=”black” onclick=”custom_link” css_animation=”left-to-right” link=”https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/our-culture\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]As an attorney, I have often sat in meetings with estate and financial planners that treat estate planning like a Jackie Collins novel. They toss around cartoonlike terms like \u201ctrophy wife\u201d and \u201cstepkids\u201d and \u201cillegitimate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":698,"href":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455\/revisions\/698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schlitzlaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}