If you aren’t thorough with your estate planning, you could create conflict, even with the best of intentions, says a recent article from yahoo! Entertainment titled “Life Insurance Beneficiary vs. Will: Do I Need Both?” Your life insurance beneficiary designation supersedes your will, so you’ll need to have your life insurance policy...

Estate planning has many important advantages like providing for your immediate family, making certain your assets are distributed the way you want, supporting charitable causes, and more. The Baltimore Post-Examiner’s recent article entitled “5 Questions to Ask an Estate Planning Attorney” provides some questions to help you find the right person to...

When a loved one dies, the grief of the family can be overwhelming. It can be challenging to move forward with funeral planning and burial preparations. Think about how much more difficult it can be for a family who loses a loved one unexpectedly. Kiplinger’s recent article entitled “Funeral Planning Can Prevent...

State inheritance theft laws typically cover four distinct aspects, says Yahoo’s recent article entitled “Someone Stole My Inheritance. What Are My Options?” The four are: Who committed the inheritance theft, When the theft happened, What was taken, and How the theft happened. As far as the “how” goes, note that inheritance theft can...

Even the most amicable divorce requires a review and update of your estate plan, as explained in a recent article from yahoo! finance, “I’m Divorcing. Will That Impact My Estate Planning?” This includes your will, power of attorney and other documents. Not getting this part of divorce right can have long-term...

Understanding how estate planning documents work is central to creating an estate plan for each individual’s unique situation. An estate planning attorney needs to know the details of your life, not because they’re nosy. It is because this is how they can create a plan tailored to protect you during your lifetime, plan for...

This is the situation facing the estate of Lisa Marie Presley, whose estate is being challenged by her mother, Priscilla Presley, as described in a recent article, “Presley beneficiary battle sets example of poor estate planning practices” from Insurance NewsNet. These situations are not uncommon, especially when there’s a lot of...