7 Tips on Choosing the Right Executor for Your Will
It’s an important question: Who can be trusted to take care of your estate when you’re gone? When you pass away and your will is accepted for probate, your executor…
It’s an important question: Who can be trusted to take care of your estate when you’re gone? When you pass away and your will is accepted for probate, your executor…
Introduction to Estate Planning Estate planning is an essential process that ensures your assets are distributed according to your wishes after your death. A well-crafted estate plan goes beyond a…
By: Jedediah McClure, JD Key Points Financial Security: Estate planning protects your assets like home, investments, retirement accounts, and life insurance. Avoid Probate: Proper planning helps beneficiaries avoid the lengthy…
Putting a child on your bank account can make life easier as you get older, and it can help your heirs avoid probate after you're gone. But it comes with…
Once an irrevocable trust is set up with the best of intentions for your children, it's set in stone, and you're out of luck if circumstances change ... or are…
These legal documents can't just be put in a drawer and forgotten for years and years. They need to be tended to periodically, or else they may cause problems when…
Will contests in the US are not uncommon. Generally, when you create a Will and designate who gets your assets, there is someone out there who might benefit from invalidating…
Having a well-organized and reliable plan that establishes who is in charge and clearly dictates how your assets are to be distributed provides both comfort and peace of mind. It…
The top reasons people don’t have an estate plan may sound familiar to you. Here’s what they are and what’s at stake. By: Jedediah McClure, JD We all lead busy…
Spendthrift trusts may sound like you're trying to keep your kids from frittering away your legacy, but they are not just for those with spending problems. They're useful in cases…