Trusts & Estate Law

Wills are frequently contested while they are passing through probate, and the persons contesting the will sometimes be able make out a case that the will should not be implemented as written....

Legacy statements can be the lasting corporate imprint of a retiring CEO, or a personal statement from a parent to a child. What both ideally have in common is the passionate message of their...

The living will is one of the legal documents best suited to a do-it-yourself approach. It's a brief, straightforward document intended to be easily understood. Also called the advanced medical...

A Living Will or Advance Directive is a legal document used by terminally ill patients to give specific instructions for the kind and extent of life-extending health care the patient will receive...

Typically, wills are estate planning documents that do not control where life insurance payouts go. Learn about conflicts between will and life insurance policies from an estate planning and...

Life insurance policies list beneficiaries, and those beneficiaries are not changed through wills. Learn about conflicts between will and life insurance policies from an estate planning and...

Executors or trustees will get life insurance money when it is payable to the estate or a trust. Learn about getting life insurance payable to an estate or trust from an estate planning and...

Are you concerned about your medical treatments and life prolonging procedures? Have you thought about obtaining a Living Will and don't know how to get a form? A Living Will , will help you to...

Most people procrastinate preparing for the future. This is the wrong move. If you plan ahead you can disperse your assets to the person(s)of your choice. Otherwise you will voluntarily hand over...

Many people write wills and take out life insurance policies to help loved ones after they have passed. Unfortunately, many of those same people neglect to tell family and friends where the...

Life insurance can be simply defined as a contract between the policy owner (insured) and the insurer, in which the insured agrees to pay regular premiums, while the insurer agrees to pay an...

No one wants to think about not being here to enjoy tomorrow and take care of life and loved ones. But it happens to all of us sooner or later. Getting papers and the things we posses in order...

A living will, health care declaration or health care directive describes your medical treatment if you are in an end-of-life situation. It discloses your wishes if you are unable to communicate. ...

An ethical will, sometimes called an ethical legacy, is a document written to preserve and pass along key moral and life lessons. Usually, the person who writes an ethical will is striving to...

Life insurance is an easy way to begin building an estate. There are two types of life insurance: whole and term. Each has its own benefits. The purpose for taking out life insurance will...

Having life insurance is an easy way to provide an estate after your death. The key is to make sure a creditor cannot attach a value to the policy. Dying is not cheap—the cost of burial alone can...

A will is a very important document that helps your survivors divide your belongings after you die. Many people prepare a will, but forget to update it after life-changing events occur. Updating...