Estate Planning

When planning your estate, it’s important to consider not only how to handle your assets but also how to manage your health care decisions if you cannot make them yourself.  Health care directives are vital tools in estate planning, ensuring that your medical wishes...

WHAT CAN AN ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY DO FOR ME? Educate you about whether you need a simple will or a more complicated estate planning document, and then draft those documents for you. Draft financial and medical powers of attorney documents for you so that you will...

There are many different types of trusts that can help people achieve specific estate planning goals. People who own their own businesses, who have started a blended family or who worry about getting Medicaid benefits might want to add a trust to their estate plans...

Many people view their estate plan as a form of protection for their spouse and children. They know that if they die, their will or other estate planning documents will guide the distribution of their property and potentially provide a guardian for their children....

Too many people oversimplify their estate plans. They create a will and not much else. They may not address what would happen if they have a medical emergency or add any special documents to facilitate a smooth transfer of major assets to their beneficiaries. Although...

When you move to a new state, one of the things you have to think about is what to do with your estate plan. Estate planning laws vary between states, so now that you’re in Delaware, you need to make sure that any plan you have is as protective in this state as it was...