Will vs. Trust: Which is Right for You? When you sit down to create your estate plan, there are likely dozens of questions running through your mind. Who should get […]
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Comprehensive estate planning is about more than your legacy after death, avoiding probate, and saving on taxes. It must also be about having a plan in place to manage your […]
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Protecting Your Child’s Inheritance from Spouses and Divorce About 40 to 50 percent of all marriages in the United States end in divorce. Regardless of how you feel about your […]
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Pour-Over Will: Not Your Average Will Wills and trusts are the two basic legal instruments that people use to pass accounts and property on to their loved ones at death. […]
Read More »Types of Life Insurance and How They Can Be Used in Estate Planning
Types of Life Insurance and How They Can Be Used in Estate Planning Many of us do not start thinking about life insurance until we get our first full-time job […]
Read More »What Is a Separate Revocable Living Trust?
What Is a Separate Revocable Living Trust? When a couple engages in foundational estate planning, one of the first questions addressed by estate planning attorneys is whether it makes sense […]
Read More »How to Keep Your Child’s Inheritance Out of Your In-Law’s Hands
How to Keep Your Child’s Inheritance Out of Your In-Law’s Hands About 40 to 50 percent of all marriages in the United States end in divorce. Regardless of how you […]
Read More »Think Your Estate Plan is Complete? Make Sure You’re Not Missing These Important Points
Think Your Estate Plan is Complete? Make Sure You’re Not Missing These Important Points Roughly two-thirds of Americans do not have an estate plan, according to a recent survey from […]
Read More »If I Give My Home to My Child in My Will, Can They Take My Home While I Am Still Alive?
If I Give My Home to My Child in My Will, Can They Take My Home While I Am Still Alive? The short answer to this question is no. Naming […]
Read More »Does Your Estate Plan Protect Your Adult Beneficiaries?
Does Your Estate Plan Protect Your Adult Beneficiaries? If you think you only need to create discretionary lifetime trusts for young beneficiaries, problem beneficiaries, or financially inexperienced beneficiaries, then think […]
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