Estate Planning for Blended Families
Traditional, very simple estate planning may not be sufficient to accomplish estate planning goals in many blended family situations.
Traditional, very simple estate planning may not be sufficient to accomplish estate planning goals in many blended family situations.
During a medical crisis, loved ones must often make decisions quickly on whether to withhold or provide life-sustaining treatments.
Planning for the future provides protection and peace of mind, so it becomes increasingly important to seniors as they approach their twilight years.
Choosing the personal representative of your estate is important. Making the wrong decision can cause utter chaos.
Death, while inevitable, is not often predictable. This can leave many people financially unprepared if their spouse suddenly dies–especially if the deceased was the one that took care of the household balance sheet.
Many people don’t realize the extent of their electronic and digital lives and the potential problems they’re leaving for others to deal with.
Federal estate taxes are no longer a problem for all but the extremely wealthy. However, several states have their own estate taxes and inheritance taxes that could still hit your heirs.
For married same-sex couples, a marriage license may soon no longer be enough to protect their union.
A critical item is often missing from back-to-school college checklists — and it could be far more valuable than anything else your student takes to school this fall: signed legal documents.
As government programs do not cover all expenditures related to these categories, ABLE accounts can be used to pay for shortfalls.