As a parent, you have critical decisions to make, sometimes even after your kids become adults. For example, you must decide how your estate should be distributed among your adult-aged children after you die. It sounds simple on paper, but true success depends on your...
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Can you include your caregiver in your will without family drama?
Increasingly, Americans are choosing to “age in place,” even if it means living alone. In-home caregivers who visit every day and handle chores, help with personal care and provide companionship are often necessary to avoiding assisted living. These caregivers can...
Why invest time and energy in digital estate planning?
As the lives of most adults become increasingly digital, it is essential for adults to invest time in crafting a digital estate plan as part of their overall estate planning process. A digital estate plan helps to ensure that your digital assets and online presence...
3 common estate planning questions
Are you thinking about making an estate plan? If so, you likely have a lot of questions. It seems like an intimidating thing to a lot of people -- which is why it's so important to demystify the process. The following are a few commonly asked questions about estate...
What is a partial disinheritance?
When someone is disinherited, it means that they are being left out of the will. This often happens when a parent and a child are estranged, for example. That parent may have other heirs, but they will deliberately leave nothing to the child that they are no longer...
4 estate planning mistakes to avoid
Estate planning is crucial – it allows you to take care of your loved ones when you die and state your wishes should you become incapacitated. You should create a qualified estate plan for your wishes to be fulfilled. Some mistakes may limit the benefits your plan...
What happens to debts when you die?
People who are creating an estate plan usually think about things like who they want to have specific assets. They may not realize that they need to take steps to ensure this happens. One thing that everyone who’s dealing with estate planning needs to know is how...
Don’t leave your family unable to pay for your funeral
It seems like more and more families are paying for loved ones’ funerals by starting GoFundMe campaigns. Even a modest service can run into thousands of dollars. Not everyone can just put that on a credit card and wait until the deceased person’s estate is settled to...
2 times estate plans need to be reviewed
You should ideally pull a copy of your estate plan out of the drawer annually. The New Year is an excellent occasion to do this, as it is an easy date to remember. Yet some life events are important enough to require a revision no matter the time of year. Here are two...
Should you include a DNR in an estate plan?
A DNR, or a “do not resuscitate” order, tells medical professionals not to give someone treatment designed to restart their heart or get them breathing again, should either of those processes stop. The person simply wants attempted life-saving care before this point,...