You may still be able to protect your family interests even if you’ve waited.
Should you be faced with the prospect of impending death you may still have the time to create an estate plans as NASDAQ recently posted in the article “6 Estate Planning Tips for Those Approaching Death,” including:
- Make sure to get a health care proxy and a power of attorney in place so when you become incapacitated someone else will be legally able to handle your affairs.Come up with a plan for your estate to avoid probate with the help of an estate planning attorney and make sure all of your assets are titled appropriately.
- You may want to consider swapping assets for capital gains tax purposes, but only do so after talking to your attorney to make sure you do everything correctly.
- It might be a good time to make donations to charities you support.
- Review any life insurance policies you have to make sure the beneficiary designations are still appropriate.
- Talk to your attorney about the best strategies to avoid income and estate taxes for your family. This could include avoiding income in respect of decedent issues.
An estate planning attorney can guide you through the process.
Reference: NASDAQ (July 26, 2016) “6 Estate Planning Tips for Those Approaching Death,”
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