Asset Protection for Your Out-of-State Vacation Home
So why should you consider a more comprehensive plan than just leaving an out-of-state vacation home in your will?
Estate Law Blogs & News
What Should I Know About Estate Planning Before My Wedding?
The thought of weddings and romance, honeymoons, guest lists, where to register, etc., leaves little room for estate planning. This article will provide five estate planning tips for newlyweds.
How Can I Reduce My Taxes? How Estate Planning Can Help
Once more hesitant to plan ahead, clients in today’s environment are much more proactive and willing to take action in the near term, rather than waiting and risking having to pay higher taxes down the line.
Why Do I Need a Marital Trust?
If you’re married, you may be wondering what happens to your assets once you or your spouse passes. The answer to that question depends on various factors, including whether or not you have a marital trust.
Who Should Be Your Executor? Choosing the Right Fit for You
An executor is the person whom you name to handle the settlement of your estate after you die, taking your estate through probate, a court-supervised process that winds up your affairs in the state where you were living at the time of your death.
What Is the Best Asset Protection?
Perhaps the largest number of people who may benefit from asset protection planning are those who are at most mildly concerned about asset protection issues, or not even aware of the need for such planning.
How Do I Create a Trust?
Trust funds are an important estate planning tool. They can protect your assets while you’re alive and help ensure that you leave money to your children or other loved ones after you die.
Important Estate Planning Documents
Since we’re all going to die (yes, even those of us who are still in our 20s!), we might as well make things easier for the loved ones who, along with grieving our loss, will have to deal with the financial and logistical pieces of our lives.
Unlocking the Benefits of a Revocable Trust in Estate Planning
Grantor retained annuity trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts, oh my! If you overhear two estate planning attorneys at a coffee shop, it would not be unreasonable to think that all clients have estate plans filled with trusts.
Should I Give My Kid the House Now? Ask an Attorney First
Adding an adult child to your house deed, or giving them the home outright, might seem like a smart thing to do. It usually isn’t.
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