This article looks at the question of how much is too much to leave your children. Many people have pledged to give the majority of their wealth to charity. If you won’t leave all your assets to your … [Read more...] about How Much is Too Much?
The Importance of Communicating Your Plans
Each of us will die eventually. This article looks at how planning can make your passing easier for those whom you leave behind. Specifically, this article will look at the importance of communicating … [Read more...] about The Importance of Communicating Your Plans
Your Planning Can Help Your Loved Ones
Each of us will die eventually. This article looks at how planning can make your passing easier for your loved ones. Specifically, this article will look at the importance of the manner in which … [Read more...] about Your Planning Can Help Your Loved Ones
Planning for Step-Children
If your spouse has biological children, you may consider them your own. But, if you haven’t adopted them, they have no inheritance rights. This article looks at how to plan for … [Read more...] about Planning for Step-Children
Disinheritance
Each of us will die eventually. This article looks at how planning can make your passing easier for those whom you leave behind. Specifically, this article will look at how you can disinherit someone … [Read more...] about Disinheritance
Basics of Estate Planning: Asset Protection
Blog Author: Stephen C. Hartnett, J.D., LL.M. (Tax), Director of Education, American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, Inc. This is another in a series of blogs on the basics of estate … [Read more...] about Basics of Estate Planning: Asset Protection
Storing Your Estate Plan
You’ve done everything you were supposed to. You have been to see your estate planning attorney, you’ve signed a plan that reflects your wishes, and you’ve updated your beneficiaries on your accounts. … [Read more...] about Storing Your Estate Plan
The Estate Planning Process Behind the Scenes
Estate planning can seem like a daunting process. There’s a lot to consider—do you need a trust, or is a will sufficient? What’s the difference between them? Who should you name to take care of … [Read more...] about The Estate Planning Process Behind the Scenes
How to Create a Facebook Legacy Contact
In the past few years, people have begun to face a problem that previous generations never had to consider: what happens to my Facebook account after I die? That may sound silly, but just about … [Read more...] about How to Create a Facebook Legacy Contact
What is a CELA?
You may have seen on our website or in one of our newsletters that Ambler Keenan Mitchell Johnson estate planning attorney, Elizabeth D. Mitchell, is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA). What is … [Read more...] about What is a CELA?