Does your estate plan include a contingency for a medical emergency? If not, there may still be time to maximize your retirement finances while preserving assets for your heirs.An attorney that focuses on estate planning may advise individuals to plan on needing 10 to...
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Estate planning can even extend to memorial service details
It’s been said that a funeral or memorial service is for a loved one’s survivors. Such services can help family members and friends celebrate an individual’s life and provide some degree of closure.From that viewpoint, it makes sense that an...
Trusts offer great flexibility in estate planning
There is a great deal of flexibility available in planning for loved ones’ inheritances. A grantor may wish to leave certain assets to assist in grandchildren’s college expenses. Perhaps an adult child is going through a divorce and an individual...
Estate planning may also include charitable giving
Estate planning does not refer simply to the act of leaving one’s material possessions to one’s heirs. In today’s modern society, there may be many unique circumstances that don’t fit that model. In addition, many individuals may want to plan...
Drafting a will protect yourself and loved ones
Dying without a will is a highly undesirable prospect. In the case of marriage, a surviving spouse generally will inherit the assets. For singles, however, Pennsylvania state law will dictate which relatives should receive the decedent’s assets and property. In...
Ways to make wills and trusts work together
Readers may not realize that wills and trusts are not mutually exclusive estate planning documents. To the contrary, an attorney that focuses on estate planning knows that making a will can be a good idea even for individuals that have a revocable living...
Intestacy claim illustrates a danger of drafting wills online
One size may not fit all, at least when it comes to pre-printed legal forms. Unfortunately, the heirs in today’s story learned this lesson the hard way.Specifically, two heirs claimed that the distribution of property not specifically addressed by their aunt...
Advance estate planning is the wisest approach
In the age of the Internet, it should not surprise readers to learn that several websites are available to help individuals with end-of-life planning. According to one reviewer, the approach taken by such sites is analogous to how one might plan for other big events,...
Reverse mortgage terms may come as a nasty surprise to heirs
One purpose of estate law is to help individuals define how their assets will be distributed upon their death. Taking time to do things right may avoid the nasty surprise facing some beneficiaries of a home that is subject to a reverse mortgage.Notably, only elders 62...
Speculation arises over estate of late Buffalo Bills owner
Although an estate-planning document may be advisable for everyone, it is practically essential for a business owner. The recent estate questions surrounding the late Ralph Wilson Jr. illustrate this need.As professional football fans may know, Ralph Wilson Jr. was...

