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.
Estate Law Blogs & News
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 Is the Inheritance Tax on My Estate Paid?
Most of my money is in investments, and most of my beneficiaries will face the inheritance tax when I die.
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.
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.
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.
Can Mom Leave a Home to Daughter in a Trust?
If you want a legal plan that avoids probate court, there are two options: first, an enhanced life estate deed, and second a living trust. Each has its pros and cons.
Subscribe!
