Estate Planning

Taking time to talk with family members about estate planning can be worthwhile for Nevada residents. Having this conversation can make it easier to plan for a range of issues such as where money will come from to pay for a parent's long-term care. It can also make it...

Many estate planners in Nevada want to take advantage of the higher level of flexibility and autonomy offered by trusts. However, they may have questions about how trust instruments work, especially where they differ from wills. For example, some may wonder if they...

Over the next several decades, roughly $30 trillion in wealth will be transferred from grandparents and parents to their children and grandchildren. Therefore, it's important for Nevada residents to plan how the assets will be transferred. This may be made easier...

Major life events should trigger a review of the estate plan for people in Nevada, and divorce is one of those events. The first step is to review the will. The executor, which is often the spouse, may need to be changed along with other elements of the will that...

There may be times in which a Nevada estate owner wants to disinherit a family member. While disinheriting is possible, the process should be done with the assistance of a professional. Otherwise, the disinherited person may be able to challenge the move and have it...

Some Nevada residents may be familiar with couples who were married for a long time and then died within a few weeks or months of one another. This is sometimes known as "broken-heart syndrome," and it may have played a part in George H.W. Bush passing away just over...

Nevadans who are 50 and older may be looking to find ways to secure their legacies both now and well into the future. This is according to the 2018 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth study. It found that 67 percent of respondents in that age range want to invest...

Many people in Nevada create trusts as part of a comprehensive estate plan to leave their assets to beneficiaries. An important part of this process is putting assets into the trust. A living trust is usually designed to help manage assets during a disability and help...

If one of your goals for the end of the year is to complete your estate planning, you may be like many who believe you can accomplish this simply by drafting a will. However, there are situations in which a will is inadequate. If you have complex assets or complicated...

Nevada residents who are fans of Stan Lee may still be mourning his death. However, there are estate planning lessons that can be learned from his passing. The first lesson is that an estate plan needs to be reviewed as a person ages. Another lesson is that it is...