Wills and Trusts: What to Know About Your Responsibilities as an Executor
When people create wills and trusts, one of the key elements involves naming an executor. If you have been asked to be an executor for a family...
Powers of Attorney: Choosing the Right Agent
When you create your powers of attorney, you must select someone to act as your agent. This is an important part of the estate planning process and...
How Can You Protect Your Inheritance from Divorce During Estate Planning?
If you receive an inheritance and later decide to get divorced, you do not want these funds to be subject to property division during the divorce...
Why Your Will Attorney Wants You to Create a Will
You have probably heard from others and even your will attorney how important it is to have a will in place. Without a valid and legal will, family...
Estate Planning: The Assets You Can’t Include in Your Estate
Many people believe that when they start estate planning, all their assets will be included in their will, their trusts, and other estate planning...
Wills and Trusts: What are the Different Types of Trusts?
As you start estate planning, you may not realize that there are several types of wills and trusts. For example, you can create a testamentary...
How to Get Started with the Estate Planning Process
If you die without a will and other estate planning documents, your assets become subject to probate and the laws of your state. The state has no...
Planning For Assisted Living and Medicaid
The following article will cover: Incorporating Medicaid planning into estate planning, considering factors such as health and age Key...