How to Check the Validity of a Will
Without a valid will, a person’s estate passes to their surviving heirs under intestate succession (i.e., ‘succession without a will’).
What Is Considered an Asset in an Estate?
This is an important question to ask, because the answer could tell you whether you need to worry about estate taxes, beneficiary issues or probate concerns.
What Happens If a Trust Is Invalid?
This case should be required reading for any person who has an interest in an entity or a trust.
Why Should I Name a Beneficiary?
Lewis established an irrevocable trust, in which he named ‘his son’s spouse’ as a beneficiary. At the time Clark, the son, was married to Vivian.
What a Will Can and Cannot Do
A will allows you to distribute your worldly goods, select a guardian for minor children and name an executor to carry out your wishes.
Why Do I Need an Estate Planning Attorney?
These are among the things an estate attorney can help you with planning. That’s why it’s essential to ensure you have one by your side, if you’re leaving an inheritance behind.
Is It Better to Inherit Stock or Cash?
If you’re planning to leave your heirs any sort of inheritance, you’re already giving them a valuable financial leg up.
Should Young Adults have a Will?
Millennials are finally embracing one of the cornerstones of adulthood, by writing their wills.
How Do You Split an Estate in a Blended Family?
Good estate planning must consider more than what you want to happen to your property and for your beneficiaries. It also must consider what you intentionally want to avoid happening.
Why Naming Beneficiaries Is Important to Your Estate Plan
If you’ve ever spent time working through your estate plan, you know how important it is to select and update your beneficiaries.