Category: Estate Planning

There are a lot of things to consider when it comes to estate planning. While many people consider creating a will or a trust, they don’t often know of the possibility to create a Letter of Last Instruction. A will and a trust are legal documents that discuss...

While sometimes a bit tough to think about, it’s really important to understand Advance Health Care Directives and end-of-life decisions. After all, everyone should be entitled to live their life as they choose, right down to the very end. There are two options when it comes to end-of-life decisions: to prolong life or...

When a loved one passes away and you find that you are a beneficiary of his or her estate, you may not know whether you need an attorney or not. While there may already be an attorney involved, he or she is likely acting in the interest of either the executor (if there is...

You’ve probably heard of the importance of estate planning, but you still may not know its real purpose. It is certainly true that estate planning is used to ensure that your loved ones receive your assets and are cared for after you pass away. When you die intestate...

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t been at least slightly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. For many Americans, it has greatly injured their livelihoods and financial health. As we move forward in light of COVID-19, it’s important to determine whether any of your estate planning documents must be revised based upon how...

As our economy continues to suffer as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans are experiencing severe loss of income as well as mounting debt. For Baby Boomers and older Americans who have planned and saved for retirement, this was far from expected. Instead of leaving their children with large assets, it’s...

While marriage used to be standard for cohabitation, such is no longer the case. Many people choose to cohabitate with each other without being married. However, despite the absence of a marriage certificate, long-term partners or companions are often as dedicated and connected as those who are married. The main difference though is that...

From unclogging a toilet to building a house, with the Internet and sites like YouTube being more popular than ever, you can pretty much figure out how to do anything yourself. This can prove extremely helpful when you want answers now – and want to save money in the process. However, it’s important to...

When we pass away someday, we often hope that our assets can be provided to those whom we love. The last thing that we want is for those very individuals to get into a dispute over the estate. Unfortunately though, this can occur even within the closest families often due to the emotional strain...

As a proud melting pot of the world, the U.S. often becomes home to non-U.S. citizens. But what happens when a non-U.S. citizen dies in the U.S.? Generally speaking, this does not pose much of an issue for distributing that individual’s estate according to their wishes via their Will or other estate-planning documents. However,...