How to: Protect the Estate from Unintended Heirs
What happens when a decedent’s will or trust does not provide for a decedent’s child?
Ethan Huizenga October 8, 2020
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Estate Planning for Asset Distribution
The distribution of some of our assets can be governed by contracts. Examples of these contracts include life insurance, investment accounts, bank accounts and trusts.
Ethan Huizenga September 29, 2020
What Needs to Happen after a Spouse Dies?
The list of things you need to do after someone dies can seem endless, especially during a time when you are also grieving.
Ethan Huizenga September 28, 2020
What Is Involved with Serving as an Executor?
My aunt recently asked me to be the executor of her will when she dies. I’m flattered that she asked, but I’m not sure what exactly the job entails.
Ethan Huizenga September 25, 2020
Trusts: The Swiss Army Knife of Estate Planning
We may think of a spoiled heiress to a large fortune, whose parents were savvy enough to prevent her from having full access to her funds. On the other hand, we could imagine a loved one with special needs, whose needs will be provided for with trust-protected money.
Ethan Huizenga September 21, 2020
Farm succession planning needs to happen now
Develop a successful transition plan that will provide for you, your heirs and your business.
Ethan Huizenga September 15, 2020
How to Be Smart about a Financial Windfall
Windfalls can result from fortunate events, like lottery winning, and unfortunate events, like a legal settlement. Whatever the triggering event, a big injection of cash can certainly be a life-changing event in someone’s life.
Ethan Huizenga September 8, 2020
How Do I Keep Assets from the Nursing Home?
Nursing homes are expensive with an average cost in the United States of $7,698 per month (2020 average). Most people cannot afford this expense, but they are in desperate need of the services provided by nursing homes (long-term care facilities).
Ethan Huizenga September 7, 2020
Different Trusts for Different Purposes
Trusts are legal entities that own assets, and all trusts are not alike. They are created by a written trust document with certain provisions that can vary from trust to trust.
Ethan Huizenga September 7, 2020
A Non-Medical Check Up – For Your Estate Plan
For example, did you name someone as an heir who is no longer in favor with you or—worse yet—has died? Who should get what they would have gotten? Are there now new people in your life—be they family members or not—whom you might wish to share in what you may have?
Ethan Huizenga September 5, 2020
