Posts by zola.support.team:
Residuary Beneficiary
Plan for Unforeseen Events When you create an estate plan, you name specific people, trusts, or organizations to receive all your property. Over time though, you may receive property not …
- Posted on: Jun 17 2011
Leaving Frequent Flyer Miles in Your Estate Plan
Your Estate Plan Can be Detailed Your estate plan can be as detailed or as vague as you wish. Obviously the more detail you put in your estate plan, the …
- Posted on: Jun 16 2011
Stepchildren and Estate Planning
Providing for Children and Stepchildren When spouses get married for a second time and either of them has a child, it is important for the spouses to discuss and make …
- Posted on: Jun 15 2011
Subsequent Marriages and Estate Planning
Remarriage Calls for a New Estate Plan Whether following divorce or the death of spouse, a remarriage impacts your estate plan. Children may understandably be wary of anyone who might …
- Posted on: Jun 14 2011
Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
Estate Laws do not Protect Unmarried Couples Unmarried couples do not benefit from laws which protect spouses in the event of a spouse’s death. Estate laws vary by state, but …
- Posted on: Jun 13 2011
The Impact of Divorce on your Last Will and Testament (Part Two)
Beneficiary Designations While the law effectively takes your spouse out of your will upon your divorce, you have other assets which pass through beneficiary designations rather than through a Last …
- Posted on: Jun 10 2011
The Impact of Divorce on your Last Will and Testament
Divorce in Estate Planning Many states require that a spouse receive some part of property held during the marriage upon the death of the other spouse. A spouse’s share of …
- Posted on: Jun 9 2011
Preserving Estate Assets
Preserving an Inheritance Although most of us plan to leave our loved ones with assets from our estate, sometimes expenses at the end of a person’s life deplete the estate …
- Posted on: Jun 8 2011
What Happens to the Mortgage in an Estate?
Estate Making Mortgage Payments While most creditors must file a claim in court in order to get payment from an estate if the estate refuses to pay, a mortgage company …
- Posted on: Jun 7 2011
Creditors Must be Paid from the Estate
Satisfying Creditors Bills from credit cards, utility companies, and mortgage companies will continue to be sent until the creditors are informed of the debtor’s death. Once creditors are informed of …
- Posted on: Jun 6 2011