Year-End Estate Planning Essentials for Iowa Families
As we approach the end of the year, it’s time to reflect on the milestones and changes that have shaped our lives. In this edition,
Ethan Huizenga
December 18, 2023
Update Your Estate Plan After Having A Child
If you have children or are expecting one, you may also want to take the three big estate planning steps that we did.
Ethan Huizenga
May 29, 2020
What Should I Know about Guardianships?
One of the key functions of the family law system is to ensure that children are looked after appropriately. This is the basis for the doctrine of legal guardianship.
Ethan Huizenga
May 11, 2020
Why An 18-Year Old Needs a Power of Attorney
The law says that your kids magically become adults the day they turn 18. Regardless of their ability to wash a load of laundry or prepare a meal for themselves, our society has decided that their 18th birthday is your kids’ moment of emancipation from the totalitarian regime that is – according to your kid, anyway – your parenting. They’re not done with high school yet, but they’re certainly capable of reading and understanding a residential lease or property disclosure statement. Right? [Read More]
Ethan Huizenga
March 1, 2016
Estate Planning for College Graduates
Now that you’ve earned your college degree, you may not feel like you have anything to “protect” through estate planning. After all, the stereotype of the “starving college student” got started for a reason! But, even if you leave college with a load of student loans and an entry-level job (or hopes of one), you will do yourself a favor by spending just a little time doing some basic estate planning here in Northwest Iowa. [Read More]
Ethan Huizenga
April 28, 2015
Estate Planning for Generation X
GenX-ers are no longer angst-ridden youth trying to figure out where they fit in this world. Instead, they’re adults with real jobs, real retirement plans, life insurance and real health problems. And they’re people who need to do their estate planning. [Read More]
Ethan Huizenga
March 3, 2015
Estate Planning for Single People
Why should a single person work with a will and trust attorney in Northwest Iowa? The answer is simple: if you don’t plan, then if you have a medical emergency or pass away, the state will step in and impose its own plan on your body and your assets. [Read More]
Ethan Huizenga
January 6, 2015
High Five: Where Will the Children Go?
Obviously the choice of a guardian for minor children can be an emotional one. Your children are precious, and your options are limited. But not deciding ahead of time could result in a judge—who doesn’t know you or your kids—choosing the guardian for you. [Read More]
Ethan Huizenga
March 11, 2014
