Stepchildren Defined for New Jersey Estate Planning
Definitions in the laws of New Jersey determine who is considered a “child” and who is not. There are circumstances where someone may take a child in as his own, ...
Things Your Will Should Not Include
When considering what you might want to include in your will, you should know some things are better addressed in a different document, or not included at all in your ...
Four Things Your Will Cannot Do
In understanding what you can accomplish in your will, it is important to understand the things you cannot do. Below are four important things to know you cannot do in ...
Often Overlooked Provisions in a Will
A Provision Disposing of your Residuary Estate. Your residuary estate is all of your property that is not otherwise specifically disposed of in the will. You may acquire more property ...
Estate Planning for Married Couples
When planning for your future and working on an estate plan, married couples have options not otherwise available to unmarried couples. Understanding how estate taxes work between spouses is important ...
Consult an Elder Law Attorney for Peace of Mind
An Elder Law Attorney can help a family plan for medical expenses, minimize tax liabilities and preserve wealth by drafting necessary legal documents including a power of attorney, a living ...
Do It Yourself Legal Matters
In these economic times, people are constantly looking for ways to save money and some are choosing to more things themselves rather than hire a professional. You might decide you ...
Undue Influence can Invalidate a Will
Undue Influence Undue influence is a legal term which generally means that someone has put pressure on an individual to draft a will in a particular way. Undue influence means ...
What are Beneficiaries?
A Beneficiary may be a Person or an Organization Beneficiaries are individuals, trusts, or even organizations who are designated in estate planning documents to receive assets of the estate. Beneficiaries ...
Testator and Testamentary Capacity
Commonly Used Estate Planning Words There are many words used commonly in estate planning which are not used commonly in everyday language. Two of those terms are testator and testamentary ...