On average, women outlive men by five years. As a result, many women are responsible for making critical decisions about what happens to their family's estate. These tips can help women with their estate planning decisions. Learn about estate-planning The ideal time...
A will documents your wishes for a probate judge to follow. While this document is integral to a comprehensive estate plan, what else should you include? When sitting down to hash out the details of how you want your estate divided after death, you should also...
Through the ups and downs of their lives from childhood to adulthood, you have always loved your children. Along the way, though, you questioned some of the financial decisions they made, making you think carefully as you created an estate plan. If thrust in such a...
You have delayed long enough and want to put the hesitation behind you. It is time to create an estate plan. You want to be the one who decides what happens to your assets and who will get them. However, you also understand that you know little about the estate...
At its core, an estate plan is about your family. This collection of documents helps people organize their assets, draft trusts, assign power of attorney and name beneficiaries. Though parents have the best intentions in mind with their planning, some of their heirs...
Nobody wants the death of a loved one to turn into a family feud among the survivors, but money can do strange things to people. As well as you know your relatives, you will never know for sure that one of your family members might not object to the way your assets...
Most adults have the legal authority to handle their own affairs. They work jobs, pay rent or a mortgage and maintain their own household. When they need medical care, they decide what to do after looking into all of their options. Still, there are adults who are not...
It’s natural that if you care for a relative with special needs, you’ll want to ensure their future after you’ve passed on. However, without proper steps, that act of love might seriously hamper their ability to get the government benefits they need. The Social...
2017 ushered in an era of massive tax cuts, including a close to $12 million individual exemption. However, now, with an economy reeling, exploding government deficits, and political winds suggesting a changing regime federally, we need to concern ourselves with the...
Being the administrator of a loved one's estate is a difficult job. It is your responsibility to oversee the estate as it passes through probate, pay off any creditors, and make sure the heirs receive their inheritances according to the deceased's final wishes. Of...
