Updated for 2022 Like most adults of a certain age that own property, you may have visited an attorney to discuss a comprehensive estate plan. One of the most common ways to protect your home and ensure that it goes…
Planning for after death issues is never easy, but knowing your loved ones have clear guidelines when it comes to your wishes, makes the most important decision and estate planning process easier to walk through. Age is not a factor.…
Whenever a loved one passes away there is usually a period of grief, upheaval and oftentimes panic that results. This happens to most families who are faced with loss but it is even more true when dealing with unexpected requests…
The month of August brings with it National Back To School Month, National Wellness Month, National Dog Month — and a flurry of other fun recognition months you might have not known existed. It’s also National Make-A-Will Month! This time…
You’ve finally gotten around to drawing up your will. Great! And with a will under your belt, you may think you’re done with the estate planning part of life. But not so fast. Wills and estate plans, by nature, aren’t…
Talking about funeral plans – for your own or a loved one’s funeral – isn’t exactly a fun discussion. Like estate planning, however, it’s proving to be a necessary discussion these days – according to a recent 2021 trends article…
Creating your will and estate plan is a daunting but necessary task. Choosing the executor of your estate may run a close second. After all, he or she will have a lot of responsibilities when executing your will and your…
What do millennials want? This question stirs any number of answers these days. When it comes to estate planning, however, we now have more answers. A first-of-its-kind study recently pinpointed millennials’ preferences in estate planning and evaluated how their preferences…
These days, nearly everything can be done electronically. You can purchase a home, authorize medical decisions, transfer money, and make investments all virtually – and often without the need for a conversation with an actual person. You can also draw…
There’s a concerning trend in recent years where celebrities and notable figures died without wills or estate plans. It’s a trend that, in many cases, pre-dates COVID. It’s also one that fuels new motivation for everyone to ensure that, in…