Add Safeguards to Protect Heirs
Succession planning involves accounting for the worst-case scenario. Without accounting for these risks, your plan could fail, require expensive litigation or jeopardize the family farm.
December 20, 2022
Steps to Ensure a Smooth Probate
The probate process can be expensive for some estates. Settling an estate through probate can cost you both time and money.
December 7, 2022
Steps to Minimize Inheritance Battles
In early 2022, Bloomberg News reported that Americans can expect to inherit $72.6 trillion over the next quarter century—more than twice as much as a decade ago. With so much potential generational wealth on the line, there is always a risk that it will become the subject of a dispute.
December 1, 2022
Prenup is a Useful Tool in Estate Planning
A prenuptial agreement can save you a lot of money and time should your marriage end. Often called a prenup, this document lays out how your assets and debts will be distributed should your marriage end.
November 30, 2022
Steps to Avoid Inheritance Conflicts
Robert, the older brother, and Lon, the younger one, were close as they were growing up in the Queens borough of New York City. However, when their mother passed away and left the bulk of her estate to Robert, Lon was devastated.
November 9, 2022
Advance Directives are Critical to your Planning
Advance directives typically consist of a living will and a power of attorney for healthcare.
November 7, 2022
Factors to Consider when Picking Trustee
One of the biggest challenges that clients encounter during the process is deciding who to appoint as their trustees, powers of attorney, health care surrogates and executors.
November 3, 2022
College Kids Need an Estate Plan
As a kid reaches 18, they’re an adult in the eyes of the law. Therefore, your parental authority no longer exists and in turn you can lose access to information.
October 27, 2022
Include Your Business in Estate Planning
When you own or operate a business, ensuring that this plan accounts for the future of the business is critical.
October 19, 2022
The Difference between Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
A trust is an estate planning tool that you may consider using if you want to go beyond drafting a last will and testament.
October 13, 2022