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Why do I need a health care directive?

Estate planning can be quite a challenge, especially if you need to take care of many things like setting up a trust, will, and guardianship. When you have already done so much to prepare for tomorrow, is a health care directive really worth the effort? Only just...

Should I get a living trust?

The majority of people are familiar with the concept of a will. However, most are not nearly as familiar with a living trust. Living trusts and wills are similar in some ways, but living trusts can do some things that a regular will cannot. Whether or not a living...

What is a living will, and do I need one?

Most people know that wills and trusts are for upholding the final wishes of the deceased. These documents ensure that loved ones properly inherit assets, establish a guardianship, and help avoid lengthy probate procedures. If wills and trusts are this useful, what...

Do family members make the best executors?

Delaware residents like you are meticulous about estate plan creation and management. This means you want the best of the best looking after your estate, too. In other words, you want an executor that you have no misgivings about. You may think this makes a family...

Use a trust for potential disinheritance

Living trusts are trusts that you create while you are alive. In estate planning, most people know the vague idea of a trust but may not know the specifics of how it works. They also may not know how a trust can benefit a person in case your beneficiaries change or...

How should you handle business succession planning?

Delaware business owners like you dedicate time, money and effort to your business. You build it from the ground up. You nurture and care for it. You put your heart and soul into it. So what do you do when it is time to pass on the torch?  Business succession planning...

Why should you have a will?

You may not think that you need a will, especially if you are younger, just starting a family or at the beginning of your career. You would not be alone—70% of Americans do not have a will in place. However, a will can be an essential tool at any stage of your life....

Planning to avoid federal estate taxes

As you focus your attention on your estate planning, one alarming aspect soon arises: there is the possibility that much of the hard-earned assets you hope to pass on to your heirs in Camden will have to go towards settling your estate's liabilities. Even if you leave...

Divorce after 50 and your estate plan

Many divorces that happen today involve spouses who are in their 50s, 60s or even older. These divorces may happen in remarriages or in first marriages. Regardless of how many times a person has been married, their divorce may send shockwaves through the extended...

Making an estate plan for a second marriage

Getting married after a previous divorce or the death of a spouse can be an event that provides a breath of fresh air and feeling of great hope to people. It is important, however, for people in this position to not overlook some of the important logistics involved in...

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