Estate planning lawyers can provide you with assistance if you wish to update a last will and testament. It is important that you get legal help instead of trying to handle updates to your estate plan on your own. Frank & Kraft can provide personalized guidance on the impact of the changes you wish to make and can advise you on the best legal tools to use as part of your estate planning. There are many reasons why you should reach out to an experienced attorney to make updates to … [Read more...] about Do You Need Help from Estate Planning Lawyers to Update a Will?
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Why Talk with Indianapolis Estate Planning Lawyers After Having a Baby
Indianapolis estate planning lawyers can provide you with help in responding to life's milestones. When you experience big life changes, you need to ensure that you have an estate plan in place to protect yourself and your family in light of the new circumstances. This can be especially important when you have a baby, as you now have a child depending upon you. Frank & Kraft is here to help if you have a child come into your life through birth or adoption. We can work with you to … [Read more...] about Why Talk with Indianapolis Estate Planning Lawyers After Having a Baby
How Often Should You Meet with an Indianapolis Estate Planning Attorney?
An Indianapolis estate planning attorney offers you assistance with the creation of an end of life plan and helps you to take control over what your legacy should be. It is important that you talk with a lawyer to put a plan in place, even if you are young, because you don't know when something could happen to you and you do not want to leave yourself of your loved ones unprotected. Once you have put you estate plan and incapacity plan in place, this is not necessarily the end of your … [Read more...] about How Often Should You Meet with an Indianapolis Estate Planning Attorney?
Basics of Estate Planning: Estate Planning for Major Life Events
Blog Author: Stephen C. Hartnett, J.D., LL.M. (Tax), Director of Education,American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, Inc. This is another in a series of blogs on the basics of estate planning. Estate planning attorneys do many things. We help people structure their affairs for the various stages of their lives. When the client is starting out, we may help them establish a basic plan. This might include: A Financial General Durable Power of Attorney. This would allow someone to … [Read more...] about Basics of Estate Planning: Estate Planning for Major Life Events
Basics of Estate Planning: Choosing a Roth or Traditional IRA (or 401k)
Roth and Traditional accounts each have their merits. This blog examines the differences between the two. Blog Author: Stephen C. Hartnett, J.D., LL.M. (Tax), Director of Education,American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, Inc. This is another in a series of blogs on the basics of estate planning. In this blog, we’ll look at the differences between a Roth and a traditional IRA (or 401k). We’ll also look at considerations in choosing between them. With a traditional IRA (or 401k), … [Read more...] about Basics of Estate Planning: Choosing a Roth or Traditional IRA (or 401k)
Basics of Estate Planning: Advising Clients on Selecting Fiduciaries
Blog Author: Stephen C. Hartnett, J.D., LL.M. (Tax), Director of Education,American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, Inc. This is another in a series of blogs on the basics of estate planning. Often, one of the most difficult choices for a client to make is the selection of people to make decisions for them. These fiduciaries may have great control over the client’s affairs, typically at times when the client would be most vulnerable or already gone. Let’s take a look at the … [Read more...] about Basics of Estate Planning: Advising Clients on Selecting Fiduciaries
Basics of Estate Planning: Asset Protection
Blog Author: Stephen C. Hartnett, J.D., LL.M. (Tax), Director of Education, American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, Inc. This is another in a series of blogs on the basics of estate planning. This week, we’ll take a look at asset protection. Much depends upon whose assets you are looking to protect. If the assets are those that are coming to you, the debtor, then typically, those can be protected completely. The debtor could protect their own assets in three general ways: 1) … [Read more...] about Basics of Estate Planning: Asset Protection
What to Do If Your Heirs Have Special Needs
An Indianapolis inheritance planning attorney can help you to make an appropriate plan for transferring an inheritance to your loved ones after you pass away. It is important, as you make your plans, to consider any circumstances affecting your heirs or beneficiaries that could make it difficult or impossible to simply transfer wealth to them. While a direct transfer of assets using a will or other estate planning tools is often the easiest approach to making an inheritance plan, sometimes this … [Read more...] about What to Do If Your Heirs Have Special Needs
Five Tools You Can use in Your Estate Plan
Indianapolis estate planning lawyers can assist you in creating an estate plan that accomplishes the specific goals you have for your legacy. Many people are unaware of all of the different tools that they could use in a comprehensive estate plan and, as a result, they don't make the most effective plan. You should learn about the different options available to ensure that you have put the right legal tools in place to protect your family and your assets. The best way to make sure that … [Read more...] about Five Tools You Can use in Your Estate Plan
Questions for a Indianapolis Estate Planning Attorney
When you hear the term “estate planning” it’s easy to get intimidated. You don’t know what you’ve done in the past. You don’tknow what to do in the future. Fortunately, with the right approach, this isn’t something that has to turn you into a ball of anxiety. Instead, you can make a few key decisions that will work in your favor. Above all else, you need to understand what estate planning is all about. Furthermore, you need to understand how to make decisions that will benefit you and your … [Read more...] about Questions for a Indianapolis Estate Planning Attorney
