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5 Estate Planning Tips for Newlyweds
After becoming newlyweds, a couple is no longer just two individuals but rather a family. They want to look out for their family, right? That means a lot more than just setting up house and joint bank accounts. It also means making sure their estate plan will provide...
7 Duties Of An Estate Plan Executor
One of the most important decisions an individual has to make when creating your estate plan is deciding who will be the estate’s executor, also known as a personal representative in many states. This person is the individual who will be essentially closing up the...
2 Critical Reasons To Have A Living Will
Estate planning involves much more than a Trust or Last Will and Testament. Several other documents need to be prepared to fully ensure your estate planning needs are covered. These include a power of attorney, as well as a living will or advanced care directives. A...
Can I Write My Own Will?
Everyone is looking for ways to save a little money, even when it comes to creating an estate plan. The rise of DIY legal sites has led many people to believe they do not need to hire the professional services of an attorney to prepare their estate plan. After all,...
How To Distribute Personal Effects In An Estate Plan
In most wills, the decision-making on what happens to the deceased’s personal effects is left to the personal representative. Depending on who is appointed, it may not be necessary to list who gets what if the selected personal representative is trustworthy enough to...
Emotional And Psychological Injuries In A Car Accident
Generally after being involved in a car accident, people are more focused on their physical injuries. After undergoing a medical examination to determine the extent of bodily injuries involved, it is imperative to pursue the course of treatment prescribed for healing...
The Severity Of A Traumatic Brain Injury In A Car Accident
Traumatic brain injuries occur when the head is struck, jerked, or penetrated by any foreign object. Injuries can be sustained in the range of mild to severe. In a mild brain injury loss of full conscious awareness may persist for some time. The majority of all...
Planning an Estate With a Special Needs Child In Mind
Estate planning is important regardless of an individual's circumstances. However, it is even more important when someone has a special needs child. Whether the child is a minor or an adult, it is important to consider the child’s needs when putting together an estate...
Why Everyone Needs an Estate Plan
One may assume that only people who are married, have children or who are advanced in age need an estate plan, but that could not be any further from the truth. Everyone needs an estate plan, even those who are single and without children. What Does an Estate Plan...
Estate Planning For Unmarried Couples In Florida
As the norms change socially and the cultural pressure diminishes, many couples decide on remaining unmarried even if the plan on living together for a long period of their lives, sometimes forever. Estate planning is one of the most important for such couples who...
Why You Must Modify An Estate Plan Post-Divorce
An estate plan is not something that is written and never reviewed again. A will is a living, breathing document. Life does not stop simply because someone has signed on the dotted line. Life happens, and as changes occur in one’s life, an estate plan may need to be...
How to Choose A Reliable Power of Attorney
An estate plan includes much more than a will or trust. In fact, to be set up for success and to protect the interests of loved ones, an estate plan needs to include much more. It includes a financial power of attorney and healthcare directive (or living will) at...