August 16, 2022 •
Estate Planning When it comes to a power of attorney document, you don't seem to need it – until you suddenly, desperately do.
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Estate Planning Some estate planning problems can be avoided by proper planning, others by good practices during the estate administration process.
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Estate Planning Executors can use additional information in administering estates, especially if the executor is unrelated to the decedent.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2021 •
Estate Planning At such an emotional time, more paperwork is probably the last thing you want on your to-do list. However, taking a few key steps is critical to your financial future.
Read MoreDecember 6, 2021 •
Estate Planning Picture this…your child is in the hospital, but the on-call doctor won’t talk to you let alone allow you to weigh in on medical decisions. While hospitalized, your child’s bills are going unpaid because you can’t access their accounts—potentially wreaking havoc on their financial credit. Why? Because they’re over the age of 18.
Read MoreSeptember 17, 2021 •
Estate Planning A heath care directive is a legal document that lets you express your health care preferences and, if you wish, designate authority to someone to make care decisions for you, if you cannot make them yourself.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2021 •
Estate Planning Every so often, it’s smart to methodically go through your estate planning documents and see if any tweaks are needed. Here’s a checklist to guide you through that mission.
Read MoreApril 23, 2021 •
Estate Planning Nearly half of working-age Americans assume that they will receive an inheritance that will support them later in life, according to a survey by the financial services company HSBC.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2020 •
Estate Planning For example, did you name someone as an heir who is no longer in favor with you or—worse yet—has died? Who should get what they would have gotten? Are there now new people in your life—be they family members or not—whom you might wish to share in what you may have?
Read MoreApril 16, 2020 •
Estate Planning Estate planning attorneys are getting mobbed with questions. Here is some timely advice from three attorneys on what families and business owners should be doing to prepare, in case the unimaginable happens.
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