By now, you hopefully know how important it is to set up an estate plan, no matter your age, occupation or health status. Having an estate plan in place gives you and your loved ones security and peace of mind. You know that if something happens to you, your estate...
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Creating a revocable living trust
As you begin the estate planning process, you should know that you have many tools at your disposal in addition to a standard will. For example, you may consider a revocable trust to transfer your assets to your loved ones after you are gone. A revocable trust is...
Four ways to help ensure you can cover long-term care costs
The possibility that you’ll need long-term care at some point in your life is significant. In fact, some studies show that about 70% of all people over the age of 65 will need some sort of long-term care in their lifetime, and 20% will need that care to last longer...
Common estate planning mistakes
You’ve decided to create an estate plan, which is a great choice. Your estate plan may include various items, such as a will, trust, power of attorney or guardianship documents. What you need as part of your estate plan depends on your specific situation. Once you...
Kids and estate planning
With kids come new responsibilities. Some are obvious, like getting a car seat and baby proofing your home, but other new responsibilities are not as obvious. One of those responsibilities is updating your estate plan. Guardianship The first responsibility is making...
What do I need to do with my estate plan after divorce?
In the middle of a divorce, it might be easy for a Kauffman County resident to forget some important financial and legal details that do not directly involve their divorce. They may do so simply because in the big scheme of things, these details are not priorities....
How can you get started on estate planning?
Estate planning can seem complicated to those who are just getting started on evaluating what, exactly, is right for them. This is understandable, since there are many different options to consider. What’s right for you may be quite different from what is right for...
Why should you be concerned about estate planning?
Trying to sit down and think about estate planning can, understandably, be a challenge for many Texas residents. Not only are there seemingly endless options to consider in the estate planning process, but there are the background thoughts of some of the reasons why...