Estate Planning Attorney Indiana

Common life events can drastically affect your estate plan and even cause your plan not to work in the way you intended. If any of these events have happened in your life, it’s time to review your plan. Maybe you…

Does your estate plan cover everything? Are you sure? To ensure that your wishes are carried out after you pass on, review your estate plan to confirm that you have not overlooked any of the essential items: 1. Financial power…

We all know that no two families are identical. As a result, there is no such thing as a generic estate plan that works for everyone. Thus, it is important to confer with an experienced estate planning lawyer who can…

Failing to keep your estate plan up to date can be a dangerous mistake, as it could leave your loved ones with a legal mess to clean up that can be costly and time consuming. To avoid this, make sure you…

If you have a revocable trust, when is the last time you reviewed it to make sure it still meets your goals and complies with current law? If it has been a few years, then it’s time to conduct a thorough…

When a person dies in Indiana with assets in his or her own name, those assets are often subject to probate. Probate is a complex legal process where the will is validated, heirs are determined, assets are inventoried and appraised,…

The process of estate planning is ripe for procrastination since so few people understand it or – more commonly — wish to contemplate their own demise. Yet it still remains one of the best things you can do to protect your…

Many adults believe that they never have to think about their estate plan again once it has been created, but that’s not the case. As time goes on, you may need to make a number of changes to your estate…

A trust is a legal entity created by one party (Settlor) through which a second party (Trustee) holds and manages the trust’s assets for the benefit of a third party (Beneficiary). A “living” trust is created while the Settlor is…