Estate Planning
Plan for your future today. Learn the specific estate planning documents you need to protect yourself and your loved ones.
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Update Your Estate Planning Documents for the New Year
The beginning of the year is an ideal time to review your estate planning documents to ensure they still represent your wishes and circumstances accurately. It's not only important to consider your property and assets, but the people involved—beneficiaries, executor, trustee, guardian, and more.
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Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid When Getting Remarried
Don't make these four common errors when getting remarried.
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Can Your Power of Attorney Change Your Living Trust?
Your power of attorney can only make changes to your living trust if you specifically grant them that authority.
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Understanding Life Insurance Trusts
Would your estate plan benefit from the presence of a life insurance trust? If you have concerns about estate taxes, or about how the insurance policy proceeds will be distributed, here's what you need to know to help you decide.
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State Requirements for a Last Will
A last will and testament basically has the same function no matter where you live, but there may be state variations. That's why it's important to abide by state regulations when filling out your will, or you may have an invalid will. Fortunately, when you create your last will and testament with LegalZoom, we make sure your will conforms to your state's regulations. However, you may be interested in exploring how a will works in your state. Below, you'll find useful links to state-specific last will information. Alabama
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Financial Power of Attorney: How It Works
A durable financial power of attorney can avoid financial disaster in the event you become incapacitated. You can also use a POA to allow someone to transact business for you if you are out of town or otherwise unavailable.
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Family Trust vs. Living Trust: What's the Difference?
Both a family trust and a living trust can help you achieve your estate planning goals, but which one is better for you depends on your needs.
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Create a Living Trust in Illinois
Living trusts are useful estate planning tools that help you avoid the costs and time associated with probate. Learn more about probate, living trusts, and how they affect your estate planning in Illinois.
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Create a Living Trust in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin living trust holds ownership of your assets while you continue to use and control them during your lifetime. After your death, the trust assets are distributed to the beneficiaries you have chosen. A revocable living trust (also called an inter vivos trust) can be a useful estate planning tool when used wisely.
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Create a Living Trust in Kansas
A living trust can help you avoid the cost and complications of probate. Learn more about living trusts in Kansas.
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