Should I Write My Will During the Pandemic?
If the coronavirus has taught us anything, it’s that writing a will may be as important as hand washing and using hand sanitizer.
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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.
What Must Be Done when a Loved One Dies?
It can be hard to move through your daily life after someone you love dies. It may be even harder to embark on the complex tasks required to put their financial affairs in order. However, you can’t afford to put that off.
How Can an Estate Planning Attorney Help Me?
Too many people mistakenly believe that to have a need for estate planning, you must be old and wealthy. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Once you are a mature adult, independent, and income-producing, it is time to assume the responsibilities of preparing for your future. High on the list is preparing an estate plan with a clear understanding that your plan will be revised to adapt to changing circumstances.
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.
What are the Most Important Items in Estate Planning?
Estate planning is the process of arranging, while you are alive, what will happen to your estate, your children and your wealth after you die.
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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