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If you’re preparing to put your estate plan in place, you may be focused on the relatively long-term implications for your beneficiaries of the assets you leave them. You are likely also thinking about how to minimize stress for your loved ones in the months after you...
Trusts have a reputation problem. Many people associate them with old money while others assume they are overly complicated legal tools designed for people with more assets than they know what to do with. Such assumptions often stop individuals and families from...
Heirs deserve a smooth transition when a loved one leaves behind a legacy. Pennsylvania law protects the rights of beneficiaries by holding executors to a high legal standard. If an estate loses value due to neglect your family has the power to take legal action. What...
When discussing protective estate planning documents, people often focus primarily on wills or trusts. Especially when considering how to protect their loved ones, rather than themselves, testamentary instruments may dominate the discussion. However, documents that...
When making an estate plan, you need to consider the uncertainties of your medical future. You could be diagnosed with a serious disease or undergo a medical emergency, like a heart attack. An effective estate plan should provide a way for others to make medical...
If you’re in the process of divorce, the last thing you may want to do is look at one more legal document – let alone your estate plan. However, you likely will need to make some important changes to one or more of your estate plan documents. The changes each person...
A power of attorney allows you to appoint someone else, called your agent, to act on your behalf in a variety of general or specific circumstances. This can be incredibly useful when you’re unable to communicate and make decisions due to incapacitation, or if you...
Before creating a trust, take a moment to think about what you want to accomplish. Are you trying to avoid probate, shield assets from creditors, or secure your legacy? Every type of trust comes with different rules and benefits, which is why you need to make an...
Blended families have become more common in recent decades. People with children from prior relationships may combine their families into one blended family unit. Often the focus during that process is on the logistics of everyone living together and how the...
Estate administration involves distributing the property that belongs to a person who has recently died. Typically, the personal representative of an estate notifies the probate court of an individual's passing and submits the will or other estate planning documents...