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Some States Have No Estate or Inheritance Taxes

As states address budget woes due to the pandemic, one place they may turn to for revenue as they have in past economic crises is death taxes.

Posted on: February 9, 2021

Do We Need Estate Planning?

Everyone, regardless of financial status or age, can benefit from having an estate plan—assuming you have assets to leave and people to leave them to.

Posted on: February 8, 2021

What to Do First when Spouse Dies

After a loved one dies, their affairs need to be set in order. You might find yourself planning a funeral, paying bills and closing accounts. The list of things you need to do after someone dies can seem endless, especially during a time when you are also grieving.

Posted on: February 5, 2021

Do I Assume My Parents’ Timeshare when They Die?

Can an owner of a timeshare will the timeshare back to the timeshare corporation and does the corporation have to accept it?

Posted on: February 4, 2021

How to Plan for Spouse’s Medicaid

When a spouse enters a nursing home, the cost of care can be financially devastating. Many families are simply unable to afford long-term care without applying for Medicaid.

Posted on: February 3, 2021

It Is Important to have a Digital Estate Plan

What happens to all your digital accounts, services and property after you die? The official name for all these is a Digital Estate Plan. With the lines increasingly blurred between our on-and off-line lives, it's more important than ever to have a plan for your digital holdings.

Posted on: February 3, 2021

What States Make You Pay an Inheritance Tax?

As if losing a loved one weren’t hard enough, you might also have to add ‘death tax’ on the property that you receive from the estate—depending on where you live—in addition to all the other costs of death.

Posted on: February 1, 2021

Your Estate Planning Checklist for 2021

Early in 2021, you should communicate with your advisers and review several items about your 2020 planning, if that planning is to have any likelihood of succeeding.

Posted on: January 29, 2021

Can an Executor be Replaced?

Drafting a last will and testament can help to ensure that your assets are distributed according to your wishes after you pass away. You can also use your will to name a legal guardian for minor children or choose an executor for your estate.

Posted on: January 28, 2021