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When you are creating or updating an estate plan in New Jersey, you may be working with a number of different documents. It is important that they do not contradict one another and that when you do updates, you make sure that they are consistent. What is a beneficiary...
Probate is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the estate administration process. Many people in California will do anything to avoid putting their estate through probate, even if it means placing all their assets in trusts. Probate can be stressful, but it...
No matter the type of family, it's likely that some members within it are not exactly role models. Although an estate holder may disagree with the lifestyle choices of certain family members in New Jersey, they are usually still added to an estate place. However, this...
Over the next 25 years, an estimated $68 trillion in assets will be transferred to beneficiaries in New Jersey and throughout the country. If you are going to be leaving assets to your own children or other family members, it is important that you do so in accordance...
Every adult in New Jersey likely knows the basics of estate planning. It's important to have a will and name an executor in it, but that's only the beginning. An estate plan isn't just about the end of a life: It's also about incapacitation and about an individual's...
If you are named as an estate administrator, you have the duty to carry out certain actions to make sure that the decedent's estate is handled correctly. This requires a great deal of time, concentration and organized thinking. However, if you were close to the person...
When you are gone, who will take your place? This is a thought that has occupied every generation since the beginnings of our time. It used to be a simple matter of making sure there were children to continue through life, but now we have more complicated concerns...
Is it time to consider the future of your assets? If you can understand this question, the answer is probably yes. People often think that estate planning, like writing a will and arranging bequests, is a matter to handle later in life. But we never know when "later...
If you are one of the many divorced or widowed residents in New Jersey who has found love again, you may well be excited to move forward and plan your future with a new partner. However, before you jump into a new marriage too quickly, it is important that you...
Like most in Ocean County, you have probably heard someone joke about their beneficiaries wanting to “do them in” so that they can inherit their money faster. While such a notion might typically be dismissed as only being humorous musings, there have been...
