Having to complete a QDRO in Washington State as part of your divorce will force you to take a look at your retirement accounts, what’s in them, and their terms. Learn how this impacts your divorce and your estate plan.
Your child turning 18 marks the time when you may no longer have access to certain information and may no longer have decision-making authority should your child become critically injured, incapacitated, or fall ill. Learn what 3 documents can help you support your young adult children should something happen.
One reason to create an estate plan while young is to protect the life insurance payouts you intend to go to specific beneficiaries. Let us help you learn more.
Both trusts are important in estate planning. Learn more about how each is different but useful depending on your estate planning needs and goals, which can change throughout a lifetime.
Learn which decisions about “who gets what” fall outside of a Will and the steps you need to make sure your wishes are preserved.
Many people fail to prepare for what could happen should they become incapacitated or die during their divorce. Learn how to protect your assets and wishes.
Thinking about what will happen after you die isn’t fun. But legal adults, no matter how young or old, need a basic estate plan.
If you’re currently going through a divorce in Washington State, you’re probably digging through piles of papers looking for bills, statements, and other important documents. During that search, most people, however, forget to revisit their estate planning documents. Learn why you should.
It’s important to visit your physician when you notice some change in your health. A medical checkup offers you a chance to discuss issues with your doctor, ask questions, and get professional input on your overall health. Like your annual checkup with your doctor, a regular review of your estate plan with your attorney will help you minimize the risk of future unexpected hardships that might arise from incomplete or outdated documents.
Probate is the court-supervised process of gathering your assets, paying off your debts and taxes, and distributing what’s left of your estate to your heirs and beneficiaries. However, that doesn’t have to include all assets. Your retirement and investment assets have the potential to bypass probate if located in the type of accounts that can transfer upon death to a designated beneficiary. When considering whether to include your retirement and investment accounts in your estate plan, here’s what you need to know.