Estate Planning

Suppose you become seriously ill or injured and cannot communicate or independently make medical decisions. Who would speak for you? What kind of treatments would you want or not want? How would your loved ones cope with the uncertainty and stress? It’s why you should...

If you spend any significant time online and you have reached the age of majority, it is time to start thinking about digital estate planning. Everything you do online contributes to your broader digital footprint. By proactively planning for how that footprint will...

When you have a child, you may start thinking of things you never thought of before, including what would happen if you died or became incapacitated. It becomes important to consider estate planning and guardianship designations.  But, who can you pick among your...

Estate planning can be confusing. Most people have a loose understanding of how it works. As a result, people may talk about estate planning without fully understanding what they’re talking about. This can lead to a lot of misconceptions. To learn about estate...

Not as many people have safe deposit boxes as in the past. In fact, many financial institutions have decreased the number they offer because they take up a lot of space and don’t bring in much income.  Further, many of our documents today are stored safely in an...

Many people face the challenge of choosing a family member or someone outside the family as the executor of their estate. It may be natural to select your spouse, child or relative to handle your affairs. However, someone from outside, such as a close friend, bank or...

A will is a legal document that speaks for you when you are no longer around to speak for yourself. With a written will, you can have peace of mind knowing that your assets will go to the people or causes you love and care about. But can you put anything in your will?...

Discussing estate planning with your parents is possibly one of the most challenging things. However, the chances are you have seen or heard of incidents where families had a difficult time with inheritances and would like to change the narrative for yours. Thus, if...

Whether you have had an estate plan in place for some time or you’ve never crafted one, it’s important to understand the common estate planning missteps that too many American adults make so that you can avoid making these mistakes yourself.  The first and most...

Often, older people need some convincing to put an estate plan in place. No one likes to consider what will happen after they die. Ironically, the longer you put off developing an estate plan and the older you are when you do, the more unnerving that task can be. ...