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Following a Divorce, You Should Update These 5 Estate Planning Documents

November 5, 2020Divorce

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If you have made the difficult decision to end your marriage, the legal process of divorce that follows will undoubtedly be time-consuming and emotionally exhausting. As such, it can be very easy to overlook the numerous practical steps that should be taken after a divorce. For example, the Indianapolis estate planning attorneys at Frank & Kraft discuss five estate planning documents that you may need to update following a divorce. Updating Your Plan Post-Divorce Most married … [Read more...] about Following a Divorce, You Should Update These 5 Estate Planning Documents

What Is a QTIP Trust?

June 5, 2014Divorce, Estate Planning, Taxes, Wills and Trusts

Each estate planning situation is unique, and there are various different solutions that can be implemented to match the circumstances in question.  Trusts are often part of the equation.  There is a type of trust called a QTIP trust that can be useful for those who are getting remarried after having children from a previous marriage.  In this post we will provide some basic information about QTIP trusts.  (The QTIP acronym stands for qualified terminable interest … [Read more...] about What Is a QTIP Trust?

Consider the Odds When Getting Remarried

June 17, 2013Divorce, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Wills and Trusts

It is useful to consider the odds when you are getting remarried after having been divorced. There are various different theories with regard to why it is so, but a high percentage of divorced people who get remarried wind up getting divorced again. The majority of second marriages fail, and almost 3 out of every 4 third marriages do not withstand the test of time. Most people who get remarried after divorcing have children.  From an estate planning perspective you have to consider … [Read more...] about Consider the Odds When Getting Remarried

The Value of Post-Marital Agreements

March 27, 2013Divorce, Estate Planning

Premarital agreements can be very useful from an estate planning perspective.  This is particularly true for people who are entering into second or third marriages after having children from previous marriages. If you simply allow all assets that you bring into the marriage to become community resources you are doing nothing to protect the interests of your children.  There are no guarantees with regard to what your spouse would choose to do with the assets if you were to die … [Read more...] about The Value of Post-Marital Agreements

Make Necessary Estate Plan Adjustments When Remarrying

December 5, 2012Divorce, Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Wills and Trusts

Estate planning is an ongoing, dynamic process.  As relevant life events take place your existing estate plan must be updated.  If you go even a single day without a properly constructed estate plan you are taking a significant risk. And, you will not be around to suffer the consequences.  It would be your family members who would pay the price. Getting remarried is one of these life-changing events that can trigger the need for some estate plan adjustments.  One thing … [Read more...] about Make Necessary Estate Plan Adjustments When Remarrying

Indianapolis Estate Planning Seminars

August 27, 2012Asset Protection, Divorce, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Guardianship, Incapacity Planning, Legacy Planning, Living Trusts, Power of Attorney, Probate, Taxes, Wills and Trusts

Free advice can be a bit dangerous to accept under certain circumstances.  However, sometimes genuine expertise is available to you in a readily accessible and cost-effective manner.  Just such an opportunity is presenting itself over the next couple of weeks here in the Indianapolis area. Our firm is going to be presenting some very informative seminars throughout the month of September and we would like to invite all of our readers to attend. At our seminars you will find out … [Read more...] about Indianapolis Estate Planning Seminars

Late Artist Kinkade's Wife, Girlfriend at Odds

August 22, 2012Divorce, Estate Planning, Legacy Planning, Wills and Trusts

Estate planning lawyers are always going to remind their clients about the need to make the appropriate estate plan revisions.  There are certain life changes that make updates necessary, and one of them is a change in marital status. We can often gain insight into the pitfalls that go along with a lack of proper planning when we hear about celebrity cases.  With this in mind let's take a brief look at the estate of the deceased artist Thomas Kinkade. Kinkade, the so-called … [Read more...] about Late Artist Kinkade's Wife, Girlfriend at Odds

Children, Wife of Shelby at Odds

August 13, 2012Divorce, Estate Planning, Final Arrangements

The legendary race car driver and automobile designer Carroll Shelby passed away in May and the news reverberated sadly throughout the automotive community.  Shelby was larger-than-life and though he left us at the age of 89, his legacy will persist into perpetuity in the form of his automotive masterpieces. Shelby left behind a widow named Cleo, who was his seventh wife.  Cleo feels as though she is in possession of valid advance directives that give her the right to dispose of her … [Read more...] about Children, Wife of Shelby at Odds

Keep Your Plan Up-To-Date

August 6, 2012Divorce, Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Legacy Planning, Parents w/Young Children

Estate planning lawyers will tell you that even young adults should have a basic estate plan in place.  Executing a vehicle of asset transfer along with the appropriate advance health care directives is a must for all responsible people. However, the estate plan that is appropriate for you when you land your first career position is not going to be sufficient as things in your life begins to change. The suggestion here is to be proactive about always keeping your estate plan … [Read more...] about Keep Your Plan Up-To-Date

Marital Agreements Can Provide Legacy Planning Solution

November 4, 2011Divorce, Estate Planning

Regardless of the specifics of your family situation estate planning is something to take seriously and be proactive about.  However, when you are a parent who is divorced and you intend to remarry you are probably going to want to engage in some rather advanced estate planning that requires additional expertise. We live during an era when divorce is quite common.  Statistics on the subject vary, but somewhere in the vicinity of 40% to 50% of marriages are ending in divorce these … [Read more...] about Marital Agreements Can Provide Legacy Planning Solution

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