Estate Planning Tips for Blended Families
Estate planning for blended families presents unique challenges. Unlike traditional family structures, reports Barrons recent article titled, “When Remarrying Creates a Blended Family: Advice From Financial Pros,” blended families often involve complex relationships and diverse financial backgrounds, making the process of estate and financial planning more intricate. This article has tips for blended families on identifying overall estate planning goals and concerns and identifying heirs to protect your new family and future.
Reasons Reviewing Your Will Ensures That Your Estate Plan Reflects Your Current Wishes
Reviewing your will is something that many people know they should do but often put off. However, various life circumstances and legal changes can significantly impact your estate planning needs. Ensuring that your estate plan, including your will and other estate planning documents, reflects your current situation is essential for peace of mind and securing your beneficiaries’ future. Why Is it Crucial to Review Your Will Regularly? Your will is not a static legal document. As your life changes, so also might your wishes regarding how your assets are distributed after your death. It’s common for relationships, financial circumstances and…
Planning for Upcoming Federal Estate Tax Changes?
The closer we get to 2025, the more complicated estate planning gets for people who have an amount between where the limits are now and where the limits might be in 2026.
Transferring Property to Heirs? Skip Top Five Mistakes
Death is inevitable, but dying without an estate plan is not. Estate planning is a must for property owners, no matter how uncomfortable the subject might make you.
Do Texas Newcomers Need to Update Their Wills?
While legally you may not need all-new estate planning documents if you move to a different state, you should have your documents reviewed by a local attorney in your new home.
Key Documents For Your College Kid
A critical item is often missing from back-to-school college checklists — and it could be far more valuable than anything else your student takes to school this fall: signed legal documents.
What is a Pour-Over Will?
This type of will can ensure that your assets go where you want them to. However, there are many misconceptions about them.
Top Five Mistakes to Avoid When Passing Wealth to the Next Generation
What could go wrong with this transfer of generational wealth? Several things, in fact.
Who Will Inherit Tina Turner’s Fortune?
Tina Turner’s husband is set to inherit nearly half her estimated $250 million fortune.
What are the Consequences of Dying Without a Will?
When you die, a section of law known as estate and probate law governs how your assets are distributed.
