When you create your estate plan, you are doing so in large part for your beneficiaries. Beneficiaries are the individuals who will inherit your assets after your death. These assets can pass pursuant to your Last Will and Testament and also by joint ownership or...

Reviewing your estate plan is an important part of your end of life plan. In fact, it is just as crucial as creating the plan in the first place. After all, an outdated plan that does not reflect your current wishes is as good as having no plan at all. So how do you...

One of the primary goals of estate planning is to help your heirs avoid probate. Probate can take a very long time, particularly if any of your beneficiaries dispute your will or trusts. Probate is also a public process as it goes through the court system. Many people...