Category: Estate Planning
Joint ownership means you don’t have to go through probate. However, the risks are high—very high. A parent will sometimes decide to add a child to the deed to their home and that means an equal share. It also means that if the child has creditors, they can seek to make claims against the home. However, that […]
Some parents want to give everything to their children right now … but wait! Unless you have an estate plan, before your children can inherit the estate it must to go through the probate process. That can be both expensive and time-consuming. Therefore, many parents decide to give their children everything now. However, it might […]
Digital assets need to be protected now. However, they also need to be made available later. Protecting your digital assets before you pass away and making them available later can create some conflicts. There are three basic complications when it comes to planning for someone else to access your digital accounts after you pass away, […]
It may be wise to set up some review time for your estate plan, as life goes on. There are actually a few common things that can happen in your life that have an impact on your estate plan and they can be listed, according to the Huntsville Item in “When should you review your […]
Conversations between family generations can be helpful in determining needs. Younger family members often end up helping their elderly loved ones, who may face the problems of aging. However, if the younger people do not know what to do and what the elderly person wants done, then the best help is difficult to provide. If […]
Many elderly retirees have forgotten about retirement accounts that accumulated in their younger years. There are many Americans who have a retirement account through an old employer, but they have forgotten about them. It is important to remember that when you leave a job that had a 401(k) plan or other retirement plan, you are […]
Flexibility can lead to the creation of a better legacy than anticipated. When people go to an estate planning attorney, they sometimes already have a good idea regarding what they want to accomplish with their estate plans. That is often a good thing. If a person is flexible and willing to consider options, it is […]
Myths are spread from person to person and by the Internet. Correcting the myths isn’t an easy task. The world of the will and the trust has created some basic estate planning myths through the years. However, they can be corrected, according to TC Palm in “Common misconceptions about wills and trusts.” These myths include: […]
Individual circumstances determine the best type of trust for you. Much of the confusion over trusts is a result of some impressive sounding names that do not actually describe what the trust accomplishes. Therefore, deciding on which type of trust is the best one by name is not the right way to think about trusts. […]
People do inherit from a long, lost relative. However, it isn’t all that often. If you should inherit money from a long, lost relative, someone administering the estate will contact heirs and let you know. This usually comes as a very welcome surprise for the heirs. However, this rare occurrence is also the subject of a […]
