Thinking about the future can be daunting, especially when it comes to making decisions about what you want to happen after you’re gone. However, if you don’t have a will, you might end up putting your loved ones in an unnecessarily problematic position during...
There is nothing harder than the passing of a spouse. Making time to grieve is crucial, but it is important that this does not prevent you from addressing urgent practical matters, especially those related to estate planning. Many of the asset-related decisions you...
For many, one of the main goals of estate planning is avoiding probate. Probate is the legal process that validates a person’s will and ensures the proper distribution of assets after their passing. It can be a time-consuming and expensive process, and can often...
Ask any ten people on the street to explain probate court to you and, as less than half of US adults have any sort of estate plan, five will likely have no idea, and the rest will tell you it’s where your family goes to suffer after you die. Neither of these answers...
If you’ve ever found yourself asking the above, we’ve found the root problem. After all, estate planning is not just a task for the elderly or the dying. Despite common misconceptions, an estate plan is not an end of life plan or something you prepare in old age....
Despite the critical importance of asset organization and estate planning, only 42% of US adults have drafted a will. The danger of the Covid-19 pandemic has provoked an uptick in the numbers but in many cases, folks are little more protected than when they had no...
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