Category: Estate Planning
An estate sale can sometimes be the answer to dealing with “stuff” but it can be emotionally draining. WCPO Cincinnati recently published an article on dealing with the emotional difficulties of holding an estate sale in “4 tips for dealing with the emotional side of estate sale planning.” Dealing with all of the items that […]
Another step follows execution of an estate plan. Creating an estate plan is a key step in the process but keeping track of assets is crucial as discussed in the Daily Local News article “Colliton: Retitling assets can change the estate plan.” After getting your estate plan, you need to take a close look at […]
Life insurance policies may be seized by federal government in symbolic gesture. Syed Rizwan Farook, who carried out the San Bernardino, Ca. terrorist attack, had taken out two life insurance policies. Because U.S. law prevents profiting from terrorist attacks, the federal government has filed a lawsuit to seize the life insurance benefits from the policies […]
The long, drawn-out court battle over the competency of Sumner Redstone is no longer unusual in the estate planning world. The continuing battle over the competency of Sumner Redstone began with a former girlfriend filing suit and now an executive of one of his companies has joined in. These challenges are becoming more common in […]
A lifetime discretionary trust may be a good option to consider rather than handing over a lump sum. A lifetime discretionary trust may be an option to consider if leaving an inheritance without restrictions is not a good idea because in these trusts, the trustee does not have to distribute assets in any specific way […]
Estate planning documents can now be stored digitally. Several storage company services are now placing estate planning documents in the cloud but knowledge of the documents and how to obtain them can be a problem as ABC 15 reports in “Phoenix man launches website to store estate planning documents.” Document Trunk takes it a further […]
The Onion’s satirical article on preparing a will may not be all bad. The satirical magazine and website The Onion, known for its fake news stories, actually gave some good estate planning advice in its recently published satirical article “How To Prepare A Will.” The piece starts with “Come to grips with the fact that […]
A spendthrift trust could help heir handle assets. If you have a family member who has trouble handling money a spendthrift trust may be the answer as discussed in a recent Reading Eagle article entitled “Office Space: Spendthrift trusts: how to (properly) protect a beneficiary from herself.” It is unlikely that a person with a […]
While the death of Prince reveals the need to leave a will many may be looking to write wills in the wrong places. By now it appears highly unlikely a will or estate plan will be found following the death of rock star Prince. Many Americans are now looking to write their wills but may […]
An estate planning attorney could be helpful before signing a divorce decree. Divorce agreements often include child support and life insurance requirements but as the National Law Review points out in “How Divorce Can Impact Your Estate Plan,” these life insurance provisions in divorce agreements are often flawed from an estate planning perspective. Divorce attorneys […]
