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Whether you have recently become married or retired from a career, you may feel inspired to get your affairs in order. Creating a comprehensive estate plan may seem overwhelming; however, there are documents you can put in place to make matters easier for your friends...
You may be close to retirement or just starting your career. You may be single, widowed or newly married. No matter what your age, medical and financial powers of attorney should occupy a prominent place among your estate planning tools. Your medical power of attorney...
Probate is the process of the court legally finalizing your estate once you die. The process acts as an oversight to ensure your personal representative acts according to our wishes and to determine if your estate documents are valid under the law. According to the...
Estate planning often revolves around the aftermath of your death, which is vital when it comes to making sure your wealth and property go to who you want. But that makes it easy to overlook the many options you have for putting aside some of that wealth to planning...
Many Americans put off estate planning until it is too late. The reasons for this are myriad in scope: some may simply not like thinking about the idea of death, and others may think that that estate planning is too onerous. If you have aging parents without an estate...
In the event that you have more than one child, you are likely aware that the boilerplate advice is to divide your estate as evenly as possible between them. After all, serious family rifts as a result of unfair estate distribution (or distribution a beneficiary...
Creating a will gives you the opportunity to name a personal representative as well as a legal guardian for your minor children. But if you are like many parents, you have yet to complete this part of the estate planning process. According to a survey produced by...
One of the core components of a functional estate plan is the selection of beneficiaries. Often, you will choose people you care about to acquire your assets. As your life progresses, you may want to change who you have previously named as a beneficiary. Because your...
Your estate plan likely contains private information regarding your finances, investments and legacy. While you do not want to share this information without boundaries, you may want to inform those close to you of your intentions. Understanding the value of talking...
It is not enough to be among the roughly 30% of Americans who have a will or estate plan in place. For the courts to consider your will or estate plan appropriate or even valid, it must align with your current familial situation and goals. For it to do this, you must...
