To prevent assets from disappearing or being claimed by creditors, estate planning should include protective measures for your children and grandchildren's future inheritances. A simple way to achieve inheritance protection is through a trust. A trust can pass your wealth bypassing…
To keep assets from disappearing or being claimed by a creditor, your estate plan should include measures that protect the future inheritance of your children and grandchildren. A simple way to achieve inheritance protection is through a trust. A trust…
A comprehensive estate plan is vital to achieve a successful transfer of wealth to your loved ones. However, many of us often overlook the crucial part of communicating our estate plan to family and heirs. Even with a thorough and…
Careful planning is vital if you wish to protect your inheritable legacy so that its aggregate will exist for future generations. There are always generational differences of opinion as to how best to live and behave in the world. Millennials…
Costly mistakes are often made when it comes to inheritances and Medicaid. When a person is drawing Medicaid benefits and inherits money or property, that inheritance jeopardizes the benefits. The inheritance must be handled carefully to minimize expensive penalties. What…
According to Florida Today, 46 million Americans own the well-known crypto asset, Bitcoin and the number of people owning cryptocurrency is growing steadily. Bitcoin was created in January 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto as a peer-to-peer electronic cash system. This digital…
When a beneficiary is deceased, who will get the inheritance? You may be wondering whether if you leave property to your brother Jim, but he dies before you, would his kids inherit the property in his place? The answer is,…
A living will lays out your preferences for life-sustaining medical treatment. It is often accompanied by a health-care proxy or power of attorney, which allows someone to make treatment decisions for you if you are incapacitated and the living will…
Couples often bring children into a marriage from a prior marriage or union and then have children together. This is often referred to as a blended family. Blended families highlight the need for careful estate planning to make sure the…
Probate is the legal process for authenticating a deceased person's will, reviewing their assets, paying their outstanding debts and taxes, and distributing what remains to their inheritors / estate beneficiaries. After an asset-holder dies, the court will appoint a valid…
