Estate Planning

Everyone has good intentions when putting together their will or trust. You may want to ensure your children’s education is funded, your spouse can live comfortably and your friend has a nice summer home. You may put away something special and meaningful for everyone...

The money that you have earned and saved throughout your professional life will become your legacy when you die. You can create an estate plan that assigns belongings to specific family members so that the people you love from a lifetime of hard work and sacrifice are...

Assigning an executor for your estate is an important role in having your final wishes granted. The executor ensures your estate is distributed how you intended after your death. Dying without having an executor in place puts the job in the hands of the court. This...

Trusts have been in existence since time immemorial, yet many people still do not know how they work. Think of a trust as a legal arrangement you enter with a third party to administer and control your property or assets on your behalf. Usually, the end goal is to...

You know that it can cause a lot of problems for your family if you pass away without a will. Your children are adults themselves, so you don't need to worry about those points of your estate plan, but you know that a will is the easiest way to pass your assets on to...

The problem with many people’s estate plans is that they are out of date. The best way to ensure your estate plan is current is to read through it once a year to check. The more often you review it and update it as needed, the less likely you or your family discover...

If someone you love has passed away and left a will behind that you believe has been tampered with or doesn’t represent your loved one’s wishes, then you may be in a position where you’re considering contesting the will. A will contest is serious, because it asserts...

Creating a trust is an increasingly popular estate planning solution. It gives the testator more long-term control over what happens with their property and reduces the likelihood of a probate court challenge. A trust can also protect your property again creditor...

Let’s get this out of the way: estate planning is not for the rich and famous. In fact, pretty much everyone has some form of an estate. Your estate refers to everything you own: Your home, your car, life’s savings, retirement accounts and personal possessions....

Wills allow people to determine the distribution of their property upon their death. However, some individuals pass away before they have the opportunity to create one. When this happens, the court distributes the deceased’s assets according to the law. Tennessee’s...