Who Can Be Witnesses To A Will?
When making a will and testament, it’s important to follow the rules in your state to ensure the will is valid. One of those rules centers on the requirements for witnesses.
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How do I Settle an Estate if I’m Named Executor?
Usually when asked to be the executor of a family member’s estate, the person feels honored and trusted. It’s a big responsibility, since the executor will be tasked with carrying out a loved one’s final wishes.
How Does a Charitable Trust Work?
While direct giving has an immediate impact, some individuals may be considering charitable planning strategies that will have a larger and longer-lasting impact not only on charities, but on their own lives or that of their families.
How Do You Keep Inheritance Money Separate?
Everything each spouse earns during their marriage is community property. Fortunately, a gift or inheritance is separate property. However, that’s only half the battle.
Should I Add that to My Last Will and Testament?
A last will and testament is the foundation of an estate plan, which lets you plan for your estate after you’re gone. However, there are certain things that you might not want to put in your will.
Estate Planning for a ‘Black Sheep’ Kid
There are several myths about how estates must be distributed that can lead to lots of worry about what will happen to a “wild child” in the future and stress about family dynamics.
How Can I Easily Pass My Home to My Only Child?
I am a single retired parent to an adult daughter, who is an only child. The home I currently reside for the last 26 years still has a mortgage and the deed is in my name only. I have a will that states everything is left to my daughter, and then to my grandson, if she proceeds me in death. Should my daughter be added to the deed?
Tell the Children about Your Estate Plan
Even those with thorough estate plans might have neglected to discuss details with potential heirs.
How Can Blended Families Use Estate Planning?
No matter how solid the relationships might be, it is important for parents to be aware how blended families can create unique estate planning issues.
How Can Estate Planning Address the Troubled Child?
Every family has one–or maybe more–black sheep. They’re people who march to their own drum and handing them an inheritance could be problematic.
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