What Does a Last Will and Testament Do?
A last will and testament is essential for every adult. It establishes one’s wishes for distributing their property, whether real or personal, after death.
Ethan Huizenga January 13, 2023
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When Should You Update Your Estate Plan?
If your life changes, so should your estate plan. Marriage, divorce, death of a spouse, a birth and a changing relationship with a child are just some of the life changes that may affect your estate plan.
Ethan Huizenga November 23, 2021
What Happens to My Mortgage When I Die?
Understanding what happens to your debt when you die is an important part of estate planning—and you don’t have to be rich to have an estate. Everything you own and owe makes up your estate. For many people, that includes a house with a mortgage.
Ethan Huizenga July 10, 2021
Preparing for an Estate Planning Meeting
While most initial meetings with an estate planning attorney will result in some questions you likely have never considered, there are many ways in which you can prepare for a thoughtful and productive estate planning conference that will result in a better understanding of your goals and more efficient use of time with your attorney.
Ethan Huizenga March 26, 2021
Your Estate Planning Checklist for 2021
Early in 2021, you should communicate with your advisers and review several items about your 2020 planning, if that planning is to have any likelihood of succeeding.
Ethan Huizenga January 28, 2021
Estate Planning and the Troubled Child
Every family has one–or maybe more–black sheep. They’re people who march to their own drum and handing them an inheritance could be problematic.
Ethan Huizenga January 8, 2021
What are the Biggest Estate Planning Mistakes?
Taking a few simple steps now can potentially help save your beneficiaries thousands in legal fees and taxes.
Ethan Huizenga December 21, 2020
How Probate affects Real Estate Transactions
Is it better to transfer the title of the home to us, or to leave it as it is given her age and go through probate?
Ethan Huizenga December 14, 2020
How to Ask Parents about Estate Planning?
Do you expect your parents to leave you a financial legacy? Nearly half of working-age Americans assume that they will receive an inheritance that will support them later in life, according to a survey by financial services company HSBC. Perhaps the bigger question, though, is how to even approach this topic with your parents.
Ethan Huizenga November 9, 2020
5 Ways to Settle Disputes over an Estate
Unfortunately, due to hidden resentments, siblings still tend to end up in court suing each other and losing great chunks of their inheritance in the process all too frequently.
Ethan Huizenga October 15, 2020
