Tag: Estate Planning
There are many ways to transfer assets but you still need a will. There are a number of ways to transfer assets from one generation to another but as Forbes explains in “Do You Really Need A Will?” there are still many reasons to have a will. Anyone with minor children should have a will […]
New Hampshire librarian leaves millions to university. Generally speaking, librarians don’t leave a lot of assets behind when they pass away yet they sometimes do as My Central Oregon reports in “Librarian Quietly Saved $4 Million, Left it to School Where He Worked.” Robert Morin read a lot of books even to the point of […]
Setting up a trust takes work, effort and time but the results can solve a lot of problems. Creating a trust can be time-consuming but the efforts almost always pay off as reported in the Green Bay Press-Gazette article “Setting up a trust is worth the work.” The two biggest advantages to a trust are […]
The basics of a trust can be of great help in estate planning. The Motley Fool recently discussed some of the basics of the use of a trust in estate planning with its article “What Is a Trust Fund?”. The benefits of a trust and the advice for using them can be found in many, […]
What a person really needs to know about starting an estate plan is knowing the basics and finding a good attorney. Realtor.com recently published a list of estate planning basics in “7 Things Your Estate Planner Wants You to Know Before You Die,” in order to clear up some of the confusion that faces non-lawyers […]
Your estate plan can become unworkable unless you follow some simple steps. After you have worked with an estate planning attorney to create a good plan, your work is not quite completed as recently explain in the article published by Reading Eagle in “Office Space: 4 steps to a perfect estate plan.” To make sure […]
You can create your own estate plan yourself but the results may not be what you planned. Since there are many estate planning forms available on the Internet, why should you hire an estate planning attorney? Well, the article in the Herald Times Reporter “Estate planning attorneys are like a QB” explains why you need […]
Your home may not be the only answer to paying for nursing home care. If you don’t plan or have a bad plan, it may be necessary to sell your home if your spouse requires nursing home care but that may not be the only option, according to the Boston Globe article “Seniors have more […]
You can’t easily stop the challenge to an estate plan but you can limit its chances of success. The Washington Blade recently published an article “Myths of estate planning,” which discusses the steps that can be taken to limit the chance of success for any challenges. The steps include: Always keep your will up to […]
Prince passed away without an estate plan and now musicians rethink the future. Following the death of Prince, Billboard has published an article “Avoiding The Prince Syndrome: A Primer On Estate Planning,” which includes some guidelines for musicians looking to protect their heirs with an estate plan. Among the tips are: Hire a good estate […]
