When Parents Cannot Agree on a Guardian
Choosing a Guardian is Not an Easy Decision Choosing a guardian for your children in case something happens to you and your spouse is an important decision which should be ...
Choosing a Guardian is Not an Easy Decision Choosing a guardian for your children in case something happens to you and your spouse is an important decision which should be ...
New Jersey’s Plan Each state offers its own 529 program for saving for college and most programs are available to residents of any state. So a resident of Colorado ...
Saving for College as Part of Your Estate Plan Each state offers its own program and most programs are available to residents of any state. So a resident of Illinois ...
Consider All Your Options Many parents and grandparents set up a trust to provide for their children’s or grandchildren’s education. Such trusts typically provide instructions to the trustee to preserve ...
Don’t Give What You Don’t Have If you leave beneficiaries specific dollar amounts in your will or trust documents, you may be creating a situation where the estate cannot afford ...
Life Estate Protects Loved One When a person gives a life estate to a beneficiary, the beneficiary is entitled to possess and occupy property (usually real estate) for the length ...
Trust Instructions It is tempting when creating an estate plan to try to plan for the future by setting specific instructions for preserving assets. For example a trust may give ...
Restrictions in Estate Planning It’s a fairly common movie theme: a child is required to get married before he can receive his huge inheritance. The parents write something in their ...
Forgiving Debts One gift which is commonly overlooked is the gift of forgiving a debt. An estate plan designates who will receive assets and property, but it can also designate ...
Protecting the Person Closest to You Many couples over age fifty who have been divorced or widowed are choosing not to marry again; rather, they are choosing to live together ...