Trusts Make Sense Even When You Aren’t a Billionaire
Done right by a lawyer, your heirs can avoid the expense and time of probating your will and may save on estate taxes, while easing the administration of your affairs while alive and after you have gone.
Estate Planning Is Best When Personalized
When something is tailored to one’s needs, everything can go smoother.
How Can Blended Families Use Estate Planning to Protect All of the Siblings?
No matter how solid the relationships might be, it is important for parents to be aware how blended families can create unique estate planning issues.
How to Use Joint Accounts and Beneficiary Designations
We need to make sure your legal toolbox has the right tools for the job and that you understand how each of them work, just like an owner’s manual.
Ex-Girlfriend Could Own Your Family Home
My friend prepared his will and specified that his house would go to his girlfriend. She had contributed money to the upkeep, while they were together.
Can I Revoke a Power of Attorney?
Cindy, a widow in her early 60s, was undergoing physical therapy for an injury to her foot, making it difficult for her to get around. In addition, she was suffering depression brought on by the immobility and pain, resulting in her neglecting to pay bills and taking care of other financial affairs.
Federal Estate Tax Exemption Sunset Is Not Far Off
Maybe not tomorrow, but the sunset of our historically high estate tax exemptions is coming—and with the election on its way, it could be sooner than you think.
Can You Distribute Unequal Amounts in an Estate Plan?
For most of us, considering the distribution of the property we have accumulated over our lives is a painful reminder of our mortality.
Consider Funding a Trust with Life Insurance
Estate planning is all about ensuring that your wishes are met after your death. All estate plans should include a will and powers of attorney. However, in many cases, a trust has additional benefits beyond what can be accomplished with the will and powers of attorney.
How Does Guardianship Work?
As a result of illness, old age or incapacity, what may happen when you can no longer handle your own decision-making, handle your own money or make your own health care choices? Who can step in to help and how are they empowered?