Tag: wills
How Can Young Professionals Benefit from an Estate Plan?
Posted on October 29, 2024
If you are a young professional, you may understandably hesitate to create an estate plan. However, whether you have family wealth or are building your own, by creating an estate plan now you can safeguard your and your family’s interests, and have more peace of mind knowing you are planning for possible future eventualities as well as putting in place a strategy to safeguard your assets today with the help of a knowledgeable Illinois estate planning attorney. Reasons Young Adults Should Have an Estate Plan Preliminary Young Professional Estate Planning […]
Estate Planning Means More Than Just Drafting a Will
Posted on February 11, 2021
When some people hear the terms “estate plan,” “wills”, “trusts,” or “end-of-life planning,” their eyes glaze over. The subject of estate planning can be overwhelming because it is a multifaceted topic which covers many aspects of financial and healthcare planning, but also because it is often uncomfortable to talk about what will happen after you pass away. However, having an estate plan in place gives you control over the distribution of your assets, your legacy wishes, and could even help you pay less in taxes, fees, and court costs. As […]
What to Do When Your Spouse Refuses to Participate in Estate Planning
Posted on January 29, 2021
In my practice as an estate planning attorney, I have helped many married couples create wills, trusts, and other estate planning instruments designed to offer long-term security and peace of mind. On occasion, however, I am approached by individuals who recognize the importance of estate planning but who cannot get their spouses to participate in the planning process. If this describes your situation, keep in mind that begging, nagging, or threatening your spouse will probably not do much good. Instead, there are a number of things that you can do […]
Understanding Testamentary Capacity
Posted on October 25, 2017
In my practice as an estate planning lawyer, I have helped hundreds of clients draft wills that help provide long-term financial security for their family members and loved ones. I have also assisted a number of beneficiaries and others in contesting wills that they believed did not truly reflect the wishes of the individuals who created them. There are several grounds on which a will contest may be filed in Illinois, and among the most common is the alleged lack of testamentary capacity by a will’s creator. It is important […]