Let's continue our six part series on important things to consider as you design an estate plan. Retirement assets may be a very large part of a person’s estate at death. It’s important to consider the income tax ramifications of naming a beneficiary, as well as protecting those assets for the beneficiaries. This article considers some of these issues. 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 5: Retirement Assets … [Read more...]
Estate Planning is Too Important to Procrastinate
Only 44% of Americans have even a simple Will. We procrastinate for several reasons. Learn those reasons and how to push past them. Learn, briefly, why planning is important. Estate Planning is Too Important to Procrastinate … [Read more...]
Planning for the International Client
Estate planning for the international client can be tricky. This article looks at the estate tax treatment of U.S. citizens and non-resident aliens. The article then looks at an example of someone who lived in the U.S. and then departed. Planning for the International Client … [Read more...]
6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 4: Beneficiary Designations
Now that we've covered Long-Term Care, Incapacity, and Children, it's now appropriate to discuss how beneficiary designations can be a simple way to pass assets at death. While beneficiary designations avoid probate, they may introduce other problems. This article shows how a revocable trust can provide a more flexible way to achieve a client’s goals. 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 4: Beneficiary Designations … [Read more...]
Why Your Heirs Prefer Trust Administration to Probate
Oklahoma City trust attorneys can assist you in creating a trust so your assets can transfer through trust administration process instead of through probate. It's important to make a trust while you are still young and healthy before it becomes too late to use this powerful estate planning tool to protect your assets and provide for your heirs or beneficiaries. You should work with an experienced attorney at Parman & Easterday to create a legally valid trust that will provide the benefits … [Read more...]
Dead Hand Control: How Much is Too Much?
This article examines trying to exert control over your beneficiaries after death. Often, clients try to dictate the exact manner in which funds are used. Usually, it is a better course to give the trustee discretion. Dead Hand Control: How Much is Too Much? … [Read more...]
Overland Park Elder Law Attorneys Explain Things to Consider Before Deciding When to Retire
Overland Park elder law attorneys will help you do many important things to prepare for the future. One key thing an attorney will help you do is make sure you have the right plans in place for retirement. Parman & Easterday can help you identify goals for retirement savings throughout your career. We explain the rules for using tax-advantaged accounts to make it easier to build a retirement nest egg so you can retire when you want. We help you put plans in place to protect the assets … [Read more...]
Making Plans For the Care of a Child With Special Needs
Trust administration attorneys at Parman & Easterday provide parents with planning for the care of a child with special needs. When you have a child with special needs, the estate planning process should begin as soon as possible to ensure your child will be provided and cared for appropriately if something happens to you. You need to ensure you have planned for the child's care throughout your lifetime, including making certain your child can afford necessary care as an adult. Parman … [Read more...]
What Probate Lawyers Wish Executors Knew
Probate lawyers at Parman & Easterday provide personalized help to all those who going through probate. We represent those who has been named as executor of an estate, the heirs or beneficiaries of an estate, and even those who believe a last will and testament doesn't accurately reflect the wishes of the deceased and should be contested. While probate can be long and stressful for everyone involved, those who serve as executor of an estate have primary responsibility for the probate … [Read more...]
How an Overland Park Estate Planning Attorney Helps If You’ve Been Diagnosed With a Serious Illness
An Overland Park estate planning attorney can provide personalized help when you and your family need to address difficult situations. We help you make the tough decisions and effectively use the legal tools available to ensure you and your loved ones receive the protections you need in case of serious illness, injury, or death. It is important to talk with an Overland Park estate planning attorney while you are still young and healthy because you never know when tragedy may strike. You … [Read more...]
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