Category Archives: wills
Why New Parents Need an Estate Plan
Welcoming a new child into the family is one of the happiest events a person will ever experience. A new child brings a wealth of exciting possibilities and the opportunity to enjoy many new milestones. Of course, a child also brings a lot of responsibility that will last, to some degree, for the rest… Read More »
Estate Planning Strategies During Your Peak Career Years
Generation X, the segment of the population that gets less attention than baby boomers and millennials, are in the midst of their peak years of professional achievement and earning capacity. The end of life is still too far away to provoke thoughts of mortality, but the need to institute an estate plan becomes more… Read More »
The Risks of Writing Your Own Will
Most people are aware of the benefits of executing a will that outlines how to divide a person’s real and personal property after death. If one listens and reads the ads posted online or aired on radio or TV, creating an estate plan, and especially the execution of a will, is a simple process… Read More »
Governor Scott Kills Electronic Wills Bill
Leaving a will to designate how property will be distributed after your death is a very traditional and long-followed method for estate planning. For most of history, these documents were memorialized on paper, which left them susceptible to loss, destruction or damage. With the advent of computers, these documents could at least be drafted… Read More »
Important Questions to Ask Aging Parents
As individuals start to thrive professionally and raise a growing family, they are often faced with the prospect of their parents’ mortality, and the accompanying concerns of what will happen once death occurs. Starting a conversation about end-of-life questions is not easy, and aging parents may be reluctant to discuss their estate plans, but… Read More »
What Happens to Your Estate Planning after Divorce?
Marriage brings a lot of change beyond the emotional and practical shifts in location and behavior. Many legal rights and obligations are created as of the day a couple marries that create implications reaching far into the future, including after death. While estate planning may not be on the agenda of newly-married couples, at… Read More »
How Wills Become Invalid
Executing a will takes a lot of time and forethought to ensure the document reflects what the creator wants and is legally effective. Given this commitment, avoiding the potential that a will may be invalidated is crucial. Not only would an invalidation completely wipe out the careful arrangements the creator set in place for… Read More »
Why Estate Planning in Your 20s Is a Good Idea
When people are just getting started in life – their first real job, marriage, buying a home – the last thing they typically think about is planning for end of and post-life issues. It may seem unnecessary because circumstances are likely to be different than envisioned 20 years down the road, but part of… Read More »
Wills vs. Trusts: Which Is the Better Option?
Making end-of-life decisions, such as drafting a will or trust, naming healthcare surrogates, or designating a guardian, are difficult and avoided by many for as long as possible. While such issues naturally remind a person about his/her mortality, it is unquestionably better to leave loved ones with instructions and guidance about how to treat… Read More »
When Is It Time to Update Your Will?
Planning for the long term eventualities of life sounds like good and prudent advice, but it is easy to let things slide when it comes to the execution. This is especially true when a person is young, not necessarily aware of what plans to make, and apt to feel like they have unlimited time… Read More »
