You can contribute to your favorite charity when building your estate plan. You can designate money or assets for donation in terms of your will, but there are other ways to ensure that charitable contributions reach their intended recipients. People often set up a...
Estate Planning
Can A Pet Be A Beneficiary?
Pets are an essential part of many people's lives. They provide company and protection, and they can even motivate their humans to go out and get some exercise. For many of us, our pets are members of our family. It's generally recommended that older humans who live...
How does power of attorney work?
Many assume that an estate plan only involves drafting a will that determines who gets what. While a will is essential, there are other documents that form a complete plan and are extremely helpful to the individual (principal) and their family. Two of those legal...
How do health care directives work?
Advanced care planning is not just for those who are older or in poor health. A medical crisis can impact individuals and their families at any time, and too often, it happens to those with no directives in place. The general goal of health care directives is to...
Essential questions to ask an estate law attorney
Estate planning is an activity that individuals and couples will often put off. The reasons can be simple, such as it is something that can seemingly wait for another year, or it can involve more complex emotions, such as contemplating one’s mortality. It can prompt...