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Estate planning often requires people to think far into a future they can’t predict as they determine how their assets will be divided among loved ones. For many, that means considering in-laws that aren’t even in the picture yet – or maybe they are, and that’s the...
If you use a will to distribute your assets, your bank accounts are going to enter your estate as soon as you pass away. These assets will then be distributed by the estate executor. If there is no will, the court may have to determine who is supposed to inherit your...
A pour-over will helps ensure all your assets are accounted for when you die. You should consider it if you make a trust the mainstay of your estate plan. Trusts provide you with a way to keep assets out of probate. Any property within the trust will pass to the...
Estate planning involves a lot of different factors. We cover some of the early considerations and fundamentals about how to get started with your plan for the future.
When a loved one passes away, the family is often fortunate enough to be inundated with condolences and messages from the deceased person’s friends, colleagues, neighbors and others who knew them. They often want to pay their respects by giving something tangible in...
A few years back, the practice of “Swedish death cleaning” gained notoriety in this country. Despite the morbid connotation, people of all ages began embracing it to declutter their lives and homes. If you’re at the stage of life where you’re downsizing to a smaller...
There are many ways that probate proceedings could reduce how much property you leave for your loved ones. The process of settling an estate takes months and often involves professional support, ranging from a lawyer to someone who organizes estate sales. Creditors...
If you’re responsible for a child, grandchild or other loved one with a physical or cognitive disability, their well-being after you’re gone is a top priority as you develop your estate plan. You want to ensure that you leave them the resources that they will need to...
An estate is a lifetime’s worth of work. This labor of love may include business interests, multiple pieces of real estate and family heirlooms. Once we have gotten our estate in order and are putting together or updating an estate plan, we may find we have concerns...
You should not consider estate planning a task that you can complete and never think about it again. It is better to have an estate plan than not to have one, but that document may still need to be updated, even after it is made. Failing to do this can mean that your...