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The estate planning documents that you draft will theoretically determine what happens to you if you have medical emergencies as you age and to your property when you die. Estate plans protect vulnerable family members from abandonment and your assets from creditor...
Every year, people inherit things from well-meaning family members they have no use for. Most of these things can be easily sold, given to charity or stored away. That’s fine for sets of China, a collection of pocket watches or a hideous sculpture. However, what if...
Estate planning is often associated with distributing wealth after a person’s death. While this is a key part of the process, there are numerous other aspects. One thing that you can do as a parent is to nominate a guardian for your young children. This is an...
Probate court is often necessary when someone dies with substantial personal property or many debts in their name. The states worth thousands of dollars or containing real estate typically require oversight by the probate courts. The threshold for probate requirements...
A living trust is a legal document that allows you to transfer your property and assets to another person while you are still alive. This can be helpful if you want your loved ones to avoid probate court after you die. Having a living trust has pros and cons, and it...
You’re getting older, and one of the things you want to do is make sure you have a good estate plan in place. You want to be sure that the people you assign as your powers of attorney or executor are able to take on the roles and carry them out successfully. You also...
Estate planning can feel daunting but once individuals have addressed the matter, they tend to feel much better. Nonetheless, estate planning is not a one-and-done event, because life is constantly changing and evolving. A sound estate plan needs to reflect these...
You pay tax on your income as you earn it and on your property as you acquire it. You may even have to pay taxes on the value of your assets when you file your income tax return every year. The idea that there could be yet another tax that applies to that property...
As you look at your belongings and assets, your family and other aspects of your life, you may ask yourself if you’re too young to put together an estate plan. Whether you’re 18 or 81, it makes sense for you to have an estate plan in place to protect you, your assets,...
It may have been a couple of years since you wrote your first year. Many events happened between your first will and today - you may have married, had a child, bought a home or even lost a loved one. Your will may seem a little obsolete now that you built up an estate...
