When you are young, single, and just starting out in your career your estate plan will likely be rather simplistic. As your life becomes more complex, however, your estate plan will need to expand to reflect the increasingly complex nature of your life. For example, if you marry for a second (or subsequent) time and become part of a blended family, you may find the need to protect both your new spouse and any existing children within your estate plan. One estate planning tool that is often used … [Read more...]
Do I Need an Attorney to Help Me Probate My Father’s Estate?
If your father recently passed away, you are undoubtedly still grieving his loss. Although it is difficult to do, there are practical and legal steps that must be taken as a result of your father’s death. Among the most important of those is to initiate the probate of his estate. If you will be responsible for overseeing the probate process, you may be wondering if you need an attorney to help you. A Beverly area probate attorney at DeBruyckere Law Offices helps you decide if you need an … [Read more...]
Are There Alternatives for Managing Property When Someone becomes Incapacitated?
Although the primary focus of your estate plan may be to ensure that loves ones are provided for after you are gone, you should also consider the need to protect yourself in the event of your incapacity while you are still here. The assets you plan to pass on to loved ones could be at risk if you fail to create a plan to manage them in the event of your incapacity. Toward that end, the Beverly area estate planning attorneys at DeBruyckere Law Offices discuss alternatives for managing property … [Read more...]
How Much is Too Much?
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 children, the article provides resources for vetting worthwhile charities.How Much is Too Much? … [Read more...]
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 your plans with your loved ones to avoid disputes after your death.The Importance of Communicating Your Plans … [Read more...]
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 with the least disruption to the family.Disinheritance … [Read more...]
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 assets are left for your loved ones.Your Planning Can Help Your Loved Ones … [Read more...]
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 step-children.Planning for Step-Children … [Read more...]
What Documents Are Needed for Estate Planning?
Creating an estate plan for the first time can be an intimidating endeavor given all the goals you may wish to consider and the numerous documents available to help you achieve those goals. A better understanding some of those documents may make the process a little less intimidating. With that in mind, the Nashua estate planning attorneys at DeBruyckere Law Offices explain some of the most commonly used estate planning documents.Last Will and TestamentMost people use a Last Will and … [Read more...]
What Happens to My Retirement Account When I Die?
Like millions of Americans, you may have one or more retirement accounts with considerable assets held in the accounts. What happens to those assets after you are gone? The Londonderry retirement planning attorneys at DeBruyckere Law Offices explain what happens to your retirement account after your death.Retirement Account BasicsFaced with the need to plan for their own retirement, self-funded options such as Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), 401(k)s, and other tax deferred retirement … [Read more...]
