What are the Estate Planning Basics?
It’s never too early to start working on how your things will be handled, once you pass away.
Estate Law Blogs & News
What are the Different Kinds of Powers of Attorney?
As you age, it is important to have your affairs in order to ensure peace of mind for you and your family. Several documents need to be in place to help your family know and carry out your wishes.
Preparing Children for Inheritances in the Future
By discussing finances with your children early and often, you can set them—and future generations—up for success, when it’s time to receive the wealth you’ve accrued.
Estate Planning Is a Gift and a Legacy for Loved Ones
Talking about death makes most of us uncomfortable, so we don’t plan for it. That’s a big mistake, because if you don’t have an end-of-life plan, your state’s laws decide who gets everything you own.
Have an Estate Planning Attorney Create Your Plan!!
Estate planning documents often are treated like the photocopied permission slip for a child’s field trip. You fill in your name, include the children’s names and dates of birth and sign. The document is filed away to be used if needed, but you really never expect it to be used.
How Does Social Security Benefits Work in My Estate Planning?
Social Security benefits are one of the items that fall through the cracks in many estate plans.
The Best Way to Pick a Beneficiary for a 401(k)
You might not be able to spend all the money in your 401(k) plan before you die. If that happens, your retirement savings will pass to the person you name as the beneficiary of the account. The information on your 401(k) beneficiary form typically supersedes what is written in your will. Therefore, it is important to keep this form up to date for all your retirement and investment accounts.
What Does CNN’s Anderson Cooper’s Estate Plan Look Like for his New Baby?
Anderson Cooper’s newborn son Wyatt started life with every material advantage and a lot of big questions. Call it the Vanderbilt Curse.
Still Procrastinating about Your Estate Planning?
Without an estate plan in place, clients will be reliant on state laws and probate courts to appoint individuals who will be responsible for financial affairs and health-care decisions, in the case of illness and ultimately the transfer of assets upon death.
Why You Need Advance Directives Right Now
COVID-19 is quickly becoming the leading cause of death in the United States. As of today, Indiana has over 37,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 2,100 deaths. That is why articulating your wishes regarding end-of-life health care, is more important than ever.
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