As both you and your parents get older, you start thinking about all of the assets that they own. You know that you’re going to have to sort out all these details or handle the assets when they pass away. At the same time, you know that most Americans don’t have an...
Month: October 2022
2 dangerous myths that people shouldn’t believe about SSDI
The Social Security Administration (SSA) makes its policies available to the public both in print and online. For example, you can review the policies of what constitutes a disabling medical condition for the purposes of qualifying for Social Security Disability...
Avoiding unenforceable conditions in conditional trusts
If you want to leave money in a trust for a child or grandchild when they reach adulthood (or perhaps for one who already is an adult – at least legally), you have the right to place some conditions on when and for what purpose assets can be distributed to them by...
Reasons people procrastinate estate planning
It’s true that a lot of people procrastinate estate planning. Take, for example, the fact that most Americans don’t have an estate plan. All Americans know that they eventually will need to make end-of-life medical decisions or pass their assets on to someone else,...