How Do I Discuss My Parents’ Long-Term Financial Goals With Them?
If you haven’t discussed your parents’ long-term financial goals with them, you aren’t alone.
If you haven’t discussed your parents’ long-term financial goals with them, you aren’t alone.
You make things easier for the children, by planning for the possibility of a nursing home stay because you take the burden off the children to make crisis decisions for your long-term care costs.
When you think about your estate, you may think about your personal property, real estate, or investments. You also have other, less-tangible assets—and they also deserve your attention.
Of all the documents we discuss with, and prepare for our clients, the Last Will & Testament, or will, is the best known and understood.
We talked about the various things you should think about and get in order, so that if ‘something happens’ your loved ones don’t have to do a frantic search for your important information.
Aretha Franklin’s handwritten wills might not pass muster in some states. However, a court in Michigan, where she died, is more likely to take them seriously, experts say.
Trusts fall into one of two main categories. The first category is composed of those that are established while the grantor (one who establishes the trust) is alive and are termed inter vivos (while living) trusts.
The wish to leave our heirs with a legacy is powerful. Don’t leave them without an estate plan.
There are plenty of aging parents out there making life difficult for their adult children…
You may have a will or a full estate plan that was prepared by an attorney in another state, or perhaps you haven’t yet taken the important step of planning your estate.