There are several options for creating an estate plan on your own. That might lead you to wonder what role an estate planning attorney can play and whether you should hire one. If you can do something by yourself without taking too much time to do it, you are probably hesitant to hire someone to [...]
Estate planning can be a complicated topic to learn. However, most people only need to know the basics and where to find a good attorney. If you are trying to research estate planning online, you will be forgiven if you get a headache. There are many articles written on the subject, but they often have [...]
Estate planning is one of the few things that you can do to legitimately plan ahead for the unexpected. In most walks of life it is almost impossible to plan for the unexpected. Even when you can, it is often a waste of time. No offense to Doomsday preppers, for example, but it is almost [...]
There are many attorneys who can prepare an estate plan for you, but if you want the best possible plan for your family, then you need to know how to choose the best attorney for you. As is the case with any other profession, not all attorneys are the same. Attorneys all have different qualifications [...]
Everyone needs an estate plan, and every estate plan will contain a mix of different documents depending on the complexity of the estate assets and individual preferences. However, there are a few documents that everyone needs. Estate plans come in all shapes and sizes. Some are extraordinarily complex and contain thousands of pages of legal [...]
Adults who have never been married and who do not have children often think that they do not need estate plans, especially if they are not wealthy. However, estate planning is for everyone, and even lifelong singles can benefit from having an estate plan. A common misconception is that if you are a single adult [...]
Wills and trusts are the two pillars of estate planning and determining how assets will be passed on to future generations. You need to know whether or not you need one, the other or both. The two main ways that people pass their assets to their heirs are through a will and through a trust. [...]
Some people wonder what time of year is the best time for them to get estate plans. There are several possible answers. At first glance it might seem like an odd question, but it is one that gets asked with some frequency: What is the best time of year to plan for my estate? The [...]
If you do not have an estate plan, there is a very simple reason that you should get one. It is not a big revelation that people prefer not to think about the end of their own lives and assume they will live for a long time. This makes many people put off getting an [...]
If you understand that you should have an estate plan but do not know the first thing about them, then you need to learn about the basics of estate planning. It might seem simple, but the first step to starting your estate plan is to learn about basic estate planning. You need to know what [...]