by Christine | May 15, 2014 | Estate Law, Trusts |
As with estate planning for humans, creating a pet trust is designed to give owners peace of mind. To ensure that pets will be cared for in accordance with an owner’s wishes, owners should be sure to definitively detail their pet’s standard of living and nutritional...
by Christine | May 5, 2014 | Estate Law, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Inherited IRAs, Trustee, Trusts |
Worried about your adult children blowing through their inheritance? Two strategies can help holders of individual retirement accounts curb an heir’s impulse to “cash out.” You may have many assets to leave behind for your heirs. However, an IRA is unique enough to be...
by Christine | Apr 28, 2014 | Estate Law, Estate Planning, Trusts |
NING, Ding, Grat. Ilit, Crat, Crut, Qtip. So what are these oddly named trusts and what do people who need them need to know? Ever been to a place where you don't understand the language? Learning a new language is no easy task. At least when it comes to French or...
by Christine | Apr 16, 2014 | Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts, Wills |
A no-contest clause may be a good idea if you have a beneficiary who may be upset by the property distributed to him or her. Consider this common estate plan predicament: you are drafting a will and know that if it is challenged by a spurned heir or for anyone for any...
by Christine | Mar 18, 2014 | Estate Planning, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Trusts |
Whichever way you pass on your retirement account assets, leaving an IRA can provide a grandchild with a significant financial foundation. Think of an IRA as a potentially powerful estate planning tool. Properly structured, an IRA may transfer wealth to younger...
by Christine | Mar 3, 2014 | Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills |
The question that many Americans want answered is: is a will or trust best for retirees? There are simple solutions to simple problems, and complex solutions to complex problems. That being said, when it comes to estate planning many Americans ponder the following:...
