Small mistakes in estate planning can result in unintended transfers, out of date beneficiary designations and other unhappy surprises. Protect yourself and your family so nothing falls through the cracks. You don’t update your estate plan after a divorce and remarriage. If this happens, your ex-spouse may end up with some of your assets if…
Do you want to learn more about wills and trusts and the difference between the two? Susan Graham explains in one of her recent videos – “The Difference Between a Will and a Trust”.
There is a new book, Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande. The author is a physician concerned about improving lives as people age. As we get older we fall apart. This is normal. “Our functional lung capacity decreases, our bowels slow down. Our glands stop functioning. Even our brains shrink. … The earliest portions to…
It depends. If a deed to the home or other real property is titled “George and Sally, Husband and Wife” it will be necessary to “probate” George’s estate to remove his name and put the deed in just Sally’s name. Probate is a process where Sally, the surviving spouse, files a variety of papers at…