by admin | Aug 21, 2012 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Power of Attorney, Probate, Wills
The quick answer is no. A person that holds a Power of Attorney from you cannot change your Will for you. A Power of Attorney gives the person you choose the power to make financial, medical and legal decisions for you if you become incapacitated. However, your Power...
by admin | Jan 10, 2012 | Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Probate, Wills
If you have a Will, be sure to keep it updated when there are important changes in your life. Your Will should not be stored away and forgotten. Take it out and review it at least annually to be sure that it still works properly, especially if things have changed in...
by admin | Jun 1, 2011 | Estate Planning, Family Law, Financial Planning, Probate
The Estate Tax is a tax on your right to transfer property at your death. It consists of an accounting of everything you own or have certain interests in at the date of death. The fair market value of these items is used, not necessarily what you paid for them or what...
by admin | Dec 13, 2010 | Estate Planning, Probate
The term heir is used within a last will and testament and trusts to designate family members entitled to inheritance property. When decedents do not execute a Will or transfer property to a trust their estate is deemed ‘intestate’ and must be settled...
