Estate Planning

It is never the wrong time to get your affairs in order. Whether you have recently moved to a new state, or you have experienced a similar significant change in circumstances, you may need a new estate plan to cover you. It is important to know what are the essential...

Estate planning is very critical for farmers. After all, farmers often don’t look at retirement the same way that other business owners do. They live on the farm, it’s been in the family for generations, and their plan is simply to transfer it down to their children....

Nursing homes exist for a reason. Many people simply do not have the time or physical ability to provide all of the care an aging loved one requires. As your parents grow older, you may try to help them age in place. Eventually, many families recognize that they need...

When people in Pennsylvania think about planning for the future, they may wonder about how they can include their plans for charitable gifts into their broader estate plans. While many people want to focus on passing on their assets to their family, others want to...

People in Pennsylvania who are creating an estate plan might want to donate a portion of the estate to charity. However, it is important that they do so in a way that is tax advantageous. Failing to do so is a common mistake. As an example, a person might have three...

In addition to addressing inheritance issues, an estate plan can also be used to plan for the possibility of becoming incapacitated and to appoint a guardian for minor children. However, Pennsylvania parents may also want to think about making plans for the immediate...

When people in Pennsylvania pass away, family fights over inheritance can squander the value of the estates they leave behind. Planning to deal with hurt feelings and family drama can be an important part of preparing an estate plan on par with the writing of the...

Pennsylvania residents can think of a trust as a relationship between three entities. There's the donor, who puts the funds into the trust; the trustee, who looks after the assets in the trust; and the beneficiary, who benefits from the assets in the trust. With that...

Pennsylvania couples who are getting divorced sometimes overlook a key item on the separation to-do list: updating their estate plans. Spouses are often named as beneficiaries of life insurance policies and in wills. These documents should be updated to reflect that...

When a Pennsylvania resident gets divorced, they should consider changing the beneficiary on their life insurance policy. If an ex-spouse is still listed as the beneficiary, they may be entitled to any death benefit associated with that policy. However, this may not...