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Most people put an estate plan together and throw the documents in a drawer or safe until they’re needed – but estate plans need to be occasionally reviewed so that they can be revised whenever it’s appropriate. Broadly speaking, you should automatically review your...
Because people often associate estate planning with detailing how their assets will be distributed to heirs and other beneficiaries when they pass away, too many fail to put any estate plan documents in place until their senior years. A crucial part of estate...
All adults should have a comprehensive estate plan in place. While most people think about creating a will, there are other components that must be considered. Two critical things for people to think about are who will handle their affairs if they become incapacitated...
Estate planning largely centers around implementing documentation to ensure that your assets are distributed according to your wishes. Nonetheless, estate planning is about more than finances and property. You can address your health care wishes, your philanthropic...
When you use a will to leave someone an inheritance, you’ll typically specify what assets that individual is entitled to receive. These may be tangible assets, such as giving someone a home, a car, a guitar collection or something else of this nature. But they could...
Should you become incapacitated or pass away, estate planning allows you to protect yourself and the things you’ve worked so hard for. Although crafting an estate plan on your own is certainly possible, it’s worth exploring the benefits of involving an attorney....
Many people create estate plans. An estate plan is an essential tool for people who wish to instruct how their assets are handled after they pass away. But, why is estate planning so crucial? Without an estate plan, people would die intestate – which means that the...
There are certainly situations in which someone passes away without much debt outstanding. Maybe they intentionally worked on paying off what they owed before they passed away. Maybe they set up something like a trust fund for major expenses that they knew their heirs...
Do you have an estate plan? If the answer is no, now may be a great time to consider putting one in place. But if the answer is yes, the next question becomes: when was your last estate plan update? Life circumstances can change drastically from year to year. And some...
Estate planning is a legal process that centers around passing on an inheritance to your loved ones. You can also nominate people to look after your children should you become incapacitated, and much more. A will is the starting point of any estate plan. At first,...