A common misconception is that estate planning is necessary only for those with children ad with significant assets. There are important reasons for single individuals to prepare an estate plan.
Estate Planning for the Single Guy or Gal
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DISC-Driven Estate Planning in Indiana
Behavioral qualities make people act in a certain way, and estate planning is a particularly sensitive top, with different personality types tending to react differently.
Bequeathing Assets and Lessons, Not Burdens, to Your Heirs
The responsibilities of settling an estate are complex and fraught with emotion. There are ways to make the process both simpler and less taxing to heirs.
In With the Old
There have been many changes in estate planning law, in technology, and in the law. Some principles of estate planning, though, never change.
Life-and-Death Estate Planning
Estate planning must include planning for incapacity, in order to assure that your affairs can be handled in the event illness or injury prevents you from handling those yourself.
Steps for a Surviving Spouse
Collecting and managing an estate can involve much more than immediate errands and tasks, but there are certain things a surviiving spouse must do right away..
A Few Far-From-Usual Estate Planning Directives
Some highly unusual celebrity wills and estate plans….
Annual Giving – a Methodical Approach to Estate Planning
Annual gifts represent a way to plan one’s estate methodically.
In Naming Guardians, Think of the What-Ifs
For parents, an essential part of estate planning involves naming a guardian for minor children. While a guardian can be anyone who is at least 18 years who is not currently incarcerated and who is of sound mind, parents' choices of guardian can mean the difference...
It’s the Decisions, Not the Documents
While estate planning certainly involves the drafting of documents, the important part is the thinking about the best course of action to benefit our family members, ourselves, and the causes we hold dear.
