What Does a Living Will Do for Me?
A living will is a legal document expressing your wishes on receiving or declining medical care or life-sustaining treatments should you become terminally ill or injured and unable to communicate those decisions for yourself.
Why You Need an Estate Plan
Do you know what will happen to your property, belongings and debt when you die? What about your children? If you haven’t created an estate plan, now’s the time to start. Here’s how.
How Can I Minimize My Probate Estate?
Estate planning is not just for the wealthy. Anyone with a bank account, house, car or other personal property should have a will.
Estate Planning for Blended Families
Traditional, very simple estate planning may not be sufficient to accomplish estate planning goals in many blended family situations.
What’s a Living Will?
During a medical crisis, loved ones must often make decisions quickly on whether to withhold or provide life-sustaining treatments.
How Can I Choose an Estate Planning Lawyer?
Planning for the future provides protection and peace of mind, so it becomes increasingly important to seniors as they approach their twilight years.
Who Is the Best Choice for Executor?
Choosing the personal representative of your estate is important. Making the wrong decision can cause utter chaos.
What Do You Need to Do When a Spouse Dies?
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.
What Is Digital Asset Estate Planning?
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.
State Estate Taxes. Some States Have Tough Estate and Inheritance Taxes
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.
