Estate Planning for a Blended Family
If you’re in a blended family, you’re already aware of the emotional and financial issues involved in your daily life. However, what about the future?
Estate Law Blogs & News
Should Inherited Money Be Split Equal?
When you’re planning to divide your estate unequally, explain the reasons to your heirs, and remember: They might be hurt anyway.
What Should I Do when Spouse Dies?
While no one is ever ready to lose a loved one, proper planning in advance of a loss may help ensure that finances may be one less concern during such a trying time.
Should I Name a Trust as Beneficiary of My IRA?
It’s generally a bad idea to name a trust as beneficiary of your IRA.
How to Manage a Will and Trust
By definition, a Will accounts for a person’s wishes of how their assets and estate should be distributed and handled once they die. It spells out who should get what and who should do what, after the benefactor’s demise.
What are the Scariest Statistics for Retirement?
There’s plenty of frightening data on retirement planning in the U.S., even before you consider COVID-19.
Planning Future for Non-traditional Families
Some people are concerned that the new conservative 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court will roll back protections for non-traditional families. Regardless of the decisions at the Supreme Court, or the impact on the state family courts, there are many ways that non-traditional families can maintain control.
Should I Worry about Medicaid Estate Recovery?
Medicare is designed to help pay for healthcare costs for seniors once they turn 65. While it covers a number of healthcare expenses, it doesn’t apply to costs associated with long-term care in a nursing home.
Can Unmarried Couples have an Estate Plan?
The couple needs to create an appropriate estate plan. If they truly want inheritance rights, they need to execute testamentary documents, such as wills.
Divorce, Death and Details: Missteps can Create Estate Planning Disasters
After the divorce, Mike logged onto the employer’s benefits system and tried, but failed, to delete Wendy as the beneficiary of his life insurance.
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