Why You Need Two Kinds of Power of Attorney Documents
Power of Attorney documents are often an afterthought when someone thinks about their estate plan.
Power of Attorney documents are often an afterthought when someone thinks about their estate plan.
If you are headed somewhere warm to spend the winter months, you will want to be sure you have everything in order before you go.
When someone dies, one of the first questions the attorney will ask is what primary estate planning instrument the decedent had in place.
In my experience, estate planning is one of the areas of personal finance with the most widespread confusion. Unfortunately, this can lead to costly mistakes in time, money and stress on people’s families.
Navigating the often complex world of inherited individual retirement accounts (IRAs) can be daunting, especially in the wake of losing a loved one.
What’s a premarital agreement, how does it work, and what does Costner’s wife, Christine Baumgartner, stand to lose if she challenges theirs?
Losing your spouse can be a critical moment in your life, during which you’ll need support from friends and family and plenty of time to heal. You’ll also want to rally a trusted team of experts who can help a new widow through new and probably unwelcome territory.
A trustee is a person or entity who’s appointed to manage assets held in trust on behalf of a third party. There are few formal restrictions on who can serve as a trustee.
When planning your estate rarely will you experience difficulty naming your initial beneficiary or beneficiaries for your will, IRA’s or life insurance.
A document usually included in an estate planning package is a financial power of attorney. What is a financial power of attorney?