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What You Need to Know to Keep Control of Your Assets and Protect Those You Love
What is estate planning?
Who needs estate planning?
What happens if I don’t have a plan?
Doesn’t a will help?
Does everything I own go through probate?
What’s so bad about probate?
What are problems with joint ownership?
What about beneficiary designations?
What about a power of attorney?
What about a living trust?
Do I need to use an attorney?
Elements of Good Estate Planning (Summary)
How You Can Avoid Court Interference at Death and Incapacity, Keep Control and Enjoy Peace of Mind
What is a living trust?
How does a living trust avoid probate?
Why would the court get involved if I become incapacitated?
With a trust, do I lose control of my assets?
How does a living trust work?
What happens if I become incapacitated?
What happens after I die?
How is my trust prepared?
Is it difficult to fund my trust?
Why change beneficiary designations?
How should my beneficiaries inherit?
What about minors?
Is a living trust more expensive than a will?
Do I need to use an attorney?
Benefits of a Living Trust (Summary)
How You Can Keep Control of Your Assets and Your Care, and Enjoy Peace of Mind
Who needs to plan for incapacity and why?
Why would the court get involved?
Wouldn’t a power of attorney prevent this?
What is a living trust and how does it work?
Do I need other legal documents?
What care options are available and how much do they cost?
Who will pay for my care?
What can I do now to plan?
Do I need to use an attorney?
Benefits of Planning for Incapacity (Summary)
Articles
Good Plans Can Go Wrong
Benefits of Using an Experienced Attorney
Estate Planning is Succession Planning
Inheritance Options for Adult Children
Providing for a Loved One with Special Needs
Should You Disinherit a Child?
Include Your Pets in Your Estate Plan
Life Insurance in Estate Planning
Including Charities in Your Estate Plan
Charitable Giving Can Take Many Forms
What Will Happen To Your Business?
What is Asset Protection Planning…And Who Needs it?
Who Should Be Beneficiary of Your IRA (and Other Tax-Deferred Plans)?
Definitions of Common Estate Planning Terms