Estate Planning
What Exactly Does an Executor Do?
Whether you’re planning ahead for your own heirs or have been asked to serve as executor for someone else, it pays to understand what the role requires.
June 25, 2020
Blog Articles
Estate Planning
What Should My Estate Plan Include?
Though most people who contract COVID-19 experience mild symptoms, it doesn’t hurt to be prepared if you do need to be hospitalized. It can feel scary thinking about getting sick or not being able to make decisions for yourself, but an estate plan is meant to ease your fears. After all, wouldn’t you feel better knowing that the burden of making health and financial decisions will never fall on unprepared family members?
June 22, 2020
Estate Planning
Steps to Take When a Loved One Dies
When a member of your family dies, you could be left to pick up the financial pieces. Finding all the information you need can be challenging.
June 10, 2020
Estate Planning
Is Your Estate Really as Set as You Think?
You’ve considered how you want your estate to be distributed after you die. Hopefully, you’ve even written a will to make sure your wishes will be followed. So, your estate is planned…right?
May 25, 2020
401(k)
Does My Mom Have to Pay My Dad’s Credit Card Debt after He Dies?
My father recently passed away and we discovered he had a large credit card debt on a card in his name. My mother wasn’t aware of it. All assets are in both of their names. Is my mother liable for the credit card debt?
March 3, 2020
Estate Planning
What Should I Know About Being an Executor?
Being named in someone’s will as the executor–the person to handle and settle up estate matters–sounds like a great honor.
January 22, 2020
Alzheimer's
How Did Alzheimer’s Impact the Estate Planning of These Famous People?
In honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month – and the more than five million Americans living with the disease – we highlight our Top 7 Celebrity Estates impacted by Alzheimer’s disease…
January 13, 2020
Estate Planning
Still Waiting to Update Your Estate Plan?
When the ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin died last year, it was believed that she hadn’t prepared any kind of estate plan, including a last will and testament. However, a few months ago, three handwritten wills were found in her home near Detroit. Two were in a locked closet and one was stuffed beneath the cushions of a couch!
October 11, 2019
Asset Protection
Why Might an Estate Have a Temporary Administrator?
The court has the power to remove the temporary administrator, if the temporary administrator has failed to perform his or her duties.
October 8, 2019
Asset Protection
What Are My Estate Planning “Must Have’s”?
Estate planning is not only for the wealthy—everybody can benefit from ensuring their assets and finances are properly taken care of after their death.
September 30, 2019
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