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Estate Planning and Succession Planning for North Carolina Business Owners
March 23rd, 2026
Estate planning is important for everyone, but it is especially important for small business owners. A comprehensive and thoughtfully prepared estate plan must go beyond managing personal assets. It should ensure the long-term success of your busines…
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Estate Planning for Blended Families
February 23rd, 2026
Blended families are increasingly common in North Carolina and throughout the United States. These changing family dynamics form new partnerships and bring together children from previous relationships. While blended families offer joy and fulfillmen…
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What Assets Are Subject to Probate in North Carolina
January 21st, 2026
Probate is the legal process of administering a deceased person’s estate. It is overseen by the probate court and generally involves appointing an estate executor or personal representative who identifies and inventories the deceased person’s ass…
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Is a Handwritten Will Valid in North Carolina
December 19th, 2025
When people think about estate planning, most are familiar with the traditional, typed Will that is prepared and executed with assistance from an attorney. To be valid in North Carolina, the Will must be signed by the person making it, witnessed by t…
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How Guardianships of the Elderly Work in North Carolina
November 24th, 2025
When an elderly loved one begins to experience difficulty caring for themselves, making legal and financial decisions independently, or performing daily life tasks, you may find yourself asking difficult questions about how to best protect your loved…
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What’s the Difference Between Trust Administration and Probate
August 27th, 2025
Your estate planning choices today–including making no plan at all–determine how your assets are passed on at your death. If you have a trust (usually a revocable living trust or RLT), the process of passing on your assets is known as trust admin…
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Estate Planning for Digital Assets
August 5th, 2022
Until recent years, those planning their estates did not have to be concerned with anything other than their physical property and liquid assets. Now, technology and digital assets have become part of everyday life and must be thought about when plan…
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Formation of an LLC in North Carolina
June 24th, 2022
One of the most critical decisions you will make as a business owner is how to structure your company. The entity you choose can have long term legal and financial ramifications. It can also affect your liability and determine how your taxes will be…
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The Times They Are A-Changin': Digital Assets and Your Estate Plan
August 1st, 2013
For time immemorial, estate planners never had to worry about digital assets. But with the ever increasing reliance on and use of technology in the daily lives of the average American, estate planners must now consider the importance of digital asset…
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Say bye-bye to passive activity losses: A possible past-time for LLCs and LLPs
January 1st, 2010
Limited liability companies (LLCs) and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are well ingrained as two of the preferred techniques used by estate planning professionals. Both LLCs and LLPs offer significant advantages that many other techniques do no…
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About Jesse Coyle
Mr. Jesse T. Coyle is a licensed attorney in both North Carolina and Illinois, as well as a Certified Financial Planner™. Jesse has dedicated his career to helping all families navigate the complicated waters of estate planning and probate matters. Jesse and the members of Carolina Tax, Trusts & Estates are available for your call and would be pleased to assist you.
