When you welcome new stepchildren into your life, you may need to update your estate plan too. With the addition of new family members, your estate plan might not reflect your wishes anymore. Which Updates Do You Need to Make? Read More….
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If you were expecting an inheritance, learning that you have been disinherited from an estate could be devastating. You were probably expecting the money or property and had been counting on receiving it. In this situation, you have a few Read More….
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If you have chosen to disinherit someone from your estate, you need to take a few steps to ensure that your wishes are carried out. First, your estate planning documents must clearly explain the disinheritance. Second, you should be prepared Read More….
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A qualified personal residence trust could help you limit estate and gift tax exposure while allowing you to live in your home for years to come. This estate planning device also passes on your house to your relatives or other Read More….
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After a divorce, your estate plan is probably not the first thing on your mind. But making changes to the plan could be extremely important to provide peace of mind that your wishes for the future will be carried out. Read More….
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If you need the help of a probate court in Illinois, you probably have some questions about the probate process. You may not be familiar with what the court does and why you might need it. Also, you may have Read More….
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If you want to form a trust, you may wonder if you actually need an estate planning lawyer. Maybe you have seen trust forms that you can print from the Internet, or you have a family member who prepared her Read More….
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If you want to make a will, you may wonder if you actually need an estate planning lawyer. Maybe you have seen will forms that you can print from the Internet, or you have a family member who wrote her Read More….
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If you inherit money from an estate, you may have questions about handling the inheritance. For example, you might want to know how you will receive the money, how much money it will be, and what to do with the Read More….
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If you want to provide for relatives through smart estate planning, you have many options. Many common estate planning structures, such as wills, trusts, and retirement accounts, protect assets for the benefit of relatives. Providing for Relatives with a Will Read More….
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After you get married, you may need to make substantial updates to your estate plan. Marriage changes many parts of people’s lives, including their need to plan for the future in different ways. How Could Marriage Change Your Estate Plan? Read More….
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If you run or manage a business and have not made a business succession plan, you may want to consider doing so soon. Not only can a business succession plan protect you and your family, it also can provide peace Read More….
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How Do You Figure Out Who Is the Estate’s ExecutorWhen a relative passes away, you may need to figure out who is the executor of his or her estate in order to distribute the relative’s assets to heirs. Determining the Read More….
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