Estate Planning: What’s Best for You, a Will or a Trust?
That may be an idealistic portrayal, but there is some truth to it. It is no longer unusual for families to engage in estate...
Category: Wills
Learn how wills protect your assets, direct inheritances, and safeguard your family.
What are Some Estate Planning Tips for People Without Kids?
If you and your spouse don't have children, you still need to think about estate planning, as the focus of your financial...
How Does a Probate Proceeding Work?
A Will, also known as Last Will and Testament, is a legal document that is used in probate court, if a person dies with...
Why is Estate Planning So Important to Black Americans?
End-of-life planning or estate planning is something the black American community should tie into discussions with...
As We Age, Why Planning Ahead Is Always Better
Two stories of two people who managed their personal lives very differently illustrate the enormous difference that can...
Think of Estate Planning as Stewardship for the Future
Despite our love of planning, the one thing we often do not plan for is the one thing that we can be certain of. Our own...
Here’s Why a Basic Form Doesn’t Work for Estate Planning
However, some want you to believe that you need only purchase a form to have an effective estate plan. Using this form, you...
Will Contests May Be Rare, but They Do Occasionally Happen
In an ideal world, wills and estate plans are created when people are the sound of mind and body, just as the familiar legal...
Here’s How You Know You’re an Adult: 10 Important Documents
Fifty is a little on the late side to start taking care of these important life matters. However, it is better late than...
Why Do I Need an Executor (or Personal Representative)?
One of the main components of a Will is the portion where the person making the Will (the Testator) names the Executor. What...