If you create a comprehensive estate plan, that plan will undoubtedly reflect your highly personal wishes as well as include sensitive details about your debts and assets. Understandably, you may not want those wishes and details to be divulged to the general public, even after you are gone. To help you, a Fargo estate planning attorney at German Law Group explains how you can keep the details of your estate plan private. Probate and Your Last Will and Testament A Last Will and Testament … [Read more...] about How Can I Keep the Details of My Estate Plan Private?
5 Things to Consider When Creating Your Estate Plan
If you are new to the concept of estate planning, it can seem a bit intimidating the first time around given all the various goals and objectives that are frequently rolled into an estate plan. The good news is that working with an experienced estate planning attorney will go a long way toward ensuring that your plan does accomplish all of those goals and objectives. Your estate planning attorney can also help explain the process and make you feel less intimidated. Before you even get to your … [Read more...] about 5 Things to Consider When Creating Your Estate Plan
4 Things to Consider When Creating Your Estate Plan
If you are new to the concept of estate planning, it can seem a bit intimidating the first time around given all the various goals and objectives that are frequently rolled into an estate plan. The good news is that working with an experienced estate planning attorney will go a long way toward ensuring that your plan does accomplish all of those goals and objectives. Your estate planning attorney can also help explain the process and make you feel less intimidated. Before you even get to your … [Read more...] about 4 Things to Consider When Creating Your Estate Plan
Why Estate Planning Is Crucial for a Blended Family
The divorce rate hovers around 50 percent for first-marriages in the U.S. with a significant percentage of those divorces resulting in a remarriage that creates a blended family. If you are part of a blended family, you know the hard work it takes to successfully blend two existing families into one harmonious new family. One thing you do not want to overlook when creating a blended family is the heightened importance of a having a comprehensive estate plan in place. The Grand Forks estate … [Read more...] about Why Estate Planning Is Crucial for a Blended Family
Does My Estate Have Enough Liquidity?
Making sure that your loved ones can access the assets you leave behind after your death should be an important estate planning goal. To achieve this goal, you must ensure that your estate is comprised of sufficient liquid assets. If you have not considered the need for liquidity within your estate plan before, you are not alone. It is a commonly overlooked aspect of estate planning. To help you avoid making this common mistake, a Grand Forks estate planning attorney at German Law Group explains … [Read more...] about Does My Estate Have Enough Liquidity?
Shrunken Asset Values Open Estate Planning Opportunities
COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, has been a challenge confronting countries around the world. Not only has COVID-19 been challenging healthcare systems, but the social distancing required to combat the virus has also rocked financial markets. However, there may be an opportunity for those wishing to do certain types of Estate Planning. Read on to learn more. … [Read more...] about Shrunken Asset Values Open Estate Planning Opportunities
Use Trust Protectors for Added Protection and Flexibility
Trust Protectors are increasingly popular in trusts. This article examines how Trust Protectors can add flexibility to your trust. This flexibility helps achieve your goals and can protect the beneficiaries and Trustee. Use Trust Protectors for Added Protection and Flexibility … [Read more...] about Use Trust Protectors for Added Protection and Flexibility
Income Tax Basis
Income tax basis is important in tax and estate planning. This article examines the concept of income tax basis, how one acquires a basis, how it gets adjusted, etc. The article then examines how the basis is subtracted from the sale price to determine gain or loss. The next article in the series will examine how income tax basis is an important factor in estate planning. Income Tax Basis … [Read more...] about Income Tax Basis
Income Tax Basis in Estate Planning
Income tax basis is important in estate planning. This article examines what happens to an asset’s basis when it is gifted. It then examines what happens to the basis of an asset when someone dies with the asset and then bequeaths it to someone. Many people find it surprising that these are treated differently. Income tax basis is an important factor in considering estate planning strategies. Income Tax Basis in Estate Planning … [Read more...] about Income Tax Basis in Estate Planning
How Will You Obtain the Care You Need?
What’s the right direction for you in planning for the help you might need in the future? Seven in ten of us will need long-term care at some point in our lives. Here are possible paths for covering the assistance you may need. How Will You Obtain the Care You Need? … [Read more...] about How Will You Obtain the Care You Need?
