Estate Planning

When you’re putting your estate plans together, you have a lot of decisions that you need to make – not the least of which is who you want to name as your executor. Your executor is the person who is ultimately responsible for making sure that your wishes are...

Don’t assume that estate planning is something you’ll do when you are a grandparent or after you retire. Many people do put it off until then. But the truth is that you might need to create a plan much sooner than you expected. For example, one of the best times to...

Advance directives allow you to designate an individual to make healthcare decisions for you should an illness or accident leave you incapacitated. Two common directives are a healthcare power of attorney and a living will because they empower you to continue...

Have you ever made an estate plan? If not, then you should know that estate planning is the anticipatory process of arranging your assets and finances for distribution after your passing. In other words, you know one day you’re going to die and you want your family...

Do you know what estate planning is? Estate planning is the organization of your estate through a legal process that ensures your assets are distributed to your heirs, which can reduce disputes after you pass away. Estate planning is a lot to handle at first, which is...

When you’re passing on a high-value estate to your children, it can be very complicated and you may know that disputes are likely. After all, a life-changing amount of wealth could be on the line. These types of disputes can sometimes cause a rift between siblings...

Crafting an estate plan is crucial in caring for your family. It can be an important step for making sure things are in order once you’re gone – and it’s never too early to start. More than 70% of adults in the U.S. think that having an estate plan in place would make...

Wills, trusts and estate plans come in all different shapes and sizes. Some will be straightforward because there is a single beneficiary, but these days estate plans will often need to consider children, stepchildren and a second (or third) wife. It can even get more...

When you became a parent, you probably reacted as most Ohio parents did — you want to make sure you take care of your kids and protect them. Right now, this means seeing to their daily needs, planning for their future and more. You take your responsibilities to your...

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is famous for his influential work over a long and storied career before dying on February 19 at age 85. He continues to make news from the grave with an extravagant but not surprising bequest to his Birman cat, Choupette, of a portion...