An Estate Plan Will Determine How You are Remembered
Various studies show that most adults have not prepared a legal will. However, the point I’m really trying to make is that everyone has a will in a way—just not one that they have executed.
What to Do If You Are Appointed Guardian of an Older Adult
Being appointed guardian of a loved one is a serious responsibility. As guardian, you are in charge of your loved one's well-being and you have a duty to act in his or her best interest. If an adult becomes mentally…
Like Going to the Dentist, Get Your Estate Plan Ready
However, if you get no further than scribbling notes or thinking about which lawyer to hire, you risk dying “intestate”—without a will that could guide your loved ones, head off family feuds and potentially save your family thousands of dollars.
Can I Protect My Daughter’s Inheritance from Her Loser Husband?
My daughter is getting married soon. What can I do to protect her inheritance after my death?
How Can Beneficiary Designations Wreck My Estate Plan?
Beneficiary designations are a crucial part of estate planning, yet they are often overlooked. Once you have signed your estate planning documents, you need to make sure that your beneficiary designations are consistent with the rest of your estate plan.
How Can I Make Amendments to an Estate Plan?
Updating one’s estate planning documents involves changes to one’s trust, will and/or designation of death beneficiaries, as relevant. To be effective, such updates must be done correctly.
How Does the IRS Know if I Make Gifts To My Grandchildren?
Federal and state tax authorities have no direct way of knowing how much is being gifted. The system relies on taxpayers self-reporting gifts.
How Do I Set Up a Living Trust?
Setting up a living trust is largely the same, regardless of where you live in the U.S.
Should I Create a Joint Account With My Elderly Dad?
I added my 79-year-old father as a co-owner of my checking account, to speed up a one-time cash transfer he was making to me. Would keeping him on the account be a problem? Doing paperwork at the bank is about as fun as going to motor vehicles. I don’t know what would happen, if he fell victim to a scam.
Establish a Pet Trust to Protect Your Pets After You’re Gone
To ensure animals’ well-being, you should pick a caregiver and set up paperwork, funding.