By Jillian Huang – Featured in the Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation Newsletter – February, 2016 We enjoyed our first Education program of the year on January 12, 2016. Inspired Philanthropy featured two speakers who are also IWCF members: Laura Simic, Vice President for Advancement at Boise State University, and Susan Graham, a Certified Elder Law Attorney. The program was…
Who is the right person to wind up your affairs when you die? When you die, who gets the job of winding up your affairs? Do you know? Have you taken steps to select the right person? Often people don’t really think about who should handle their affairs when they die and they name obvious…
How to make a mess of an estate plan:[1] Remember Leona Helmsley, the woman who wore gorgeous gowns advertising her hotels? She died at age 87 nine years ago. They are still fighting about the estate she distributed under her “Last Will and Testament.” In that Will she gave most of her estate to charities,…
Small mistakes in estate planning can result in unintended transfers, out of date beneficiary designations and other unhappy surprises.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…