It Is Important to have a Digital Estate Plan
What happens to all your digital accounts, services and property after you die? The official name for all these is a Digital Estate Plan. With the lines increasingly blurred between our on-and off-line lives, it’s more important than ever to have a plan for your digital holdings.
Does a Will Supersede a Beneficiary Form?
If you haven’t reviewed your beneficiary designations recently, you may be setting your heirs and estate up for some unpleasant surprises.
Estate Planning Is Best When Personalized
When something is tailored to one’s needs, everything can go smoother.
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.
The Importance of a Will
There’s much to plan for in life—college, your wedding, your first child, life insurance—and with more than enough to keep you busy, it’s easy to forget about your will.
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.
The Wrong Power of Attorney Could Lead to a Bad Outcome
When do you need your estate plan to ‘go to work’ for you? While you may think the right answer is ‘after I die,’ the actual answer is ‘if I lose the ability to manage my own affairs.’
Prince’s Estate Hits the IRS with a Million Dollar Lawsuit
Prince’s sudden death in 2016 triggered numerous court proceedings. First, probate documents had to be filed in court because Prince died without a will.