What Is a Holistic Estate Plan?
No one can predict the future—and navigating that reality is precisely what makes estate planning so complicated.
No one can predict the future—and navigating that reality is precisely what makes estate planning so complicated.
How can we avoid probate and reduce the estate tax for our beneficiaries, who are our two adult children?
Putting your last wishes on paper is critical to ensuring your family is taken care of when you die.
While a Last Will can help ensure that one’s wishes regarding the distribution of their estate upon death are followed, it is the living trust that allows the estate to avoid probate.
While most initial meetings with an estate planning attorney will result in some questions you likely have never considered, there are many ways in which you can prepare for a thoughtful and productive estate planning conference that will result in a better understanding of your goals and more efficient use of time with your attorney.
When you hear the word trust fund, you might think of the uber-wealthy giving their kids a big chunk of cash on their 25th birthday. However, trust funds aren’t just for the rich.
If you’re in a blended family, you’re already aware of the emotional and financial issues involved in your daily life. However, what about the future?
Although there is considerable legal information and misinformation, it is generally understood that a last will and testament is the device used to distribute property after death. However, the why, how and when are less familiar.
After the divorce, Mike logged onto the employer’s benefits system and tried, but failed, to delete Wendy as the beneficiary of his life insurance.
The steady drone of coronavirus news these past nine months has spurred countless older Americans to face a long-procrastinated task: writing—or rewriting—their wills.