Your wedding is a time of bliss and endless possibilities for a bright future together. While planning for your perfect day, don’t forget to protect those you love, as you start your new life together. Marriage is the right time to ensure your estate documents are in order. As you prepare for your future, take the time to meet with your estate attorney. Putting into place your vital documents like Wills, powers-of-attorneys, and health care directives will help provide you with the peace of mind that you will need for your perfect day. A Will is an essential document that… read more »
Estate Planning: Love Letter – How Every Family Can Prepare
Write your family a “love letter” and give them the gift of time, love and clarity. Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, invites you to a seminar event. Learn more about an indispensable planning tool that helps organize the paper trail tied to your life. It gives you a voice, and your family the confidence in knowing “what to do” if faced with your sudden incapacitation or death. During this complimentary session, we’ll discuss planning tools and the importance of working with your family and advisor to document your wishes using: • The Surviving Spouse Checklist • The Family Love Letter •… read more »
Estate Planning – More Important Now Than Ever
In today’s world, protecting your family with solid estate planning is more essential than ever. The recent pandemic reminds us that having good estate documents in place is necessary. A sturdy Will can assure that your assets pass as you desire and your instructions will be observed. A Durable Power of Attorney empowers another to help when someone is injured, incapacitated, or frail. A Health Care Directive assures that medical services will be administered as you desire. Our legal team is current with recent changes in the law and can help you keep your estate plan up to date. Having… read more »
Animal Lovers Should Give Thought to the Care of Their Pets
Article by: Timothy J. Bupp, Esquire When preparing a client’s estate planning, we try to anticipate every need and plan for every consideration in their lives. Such planning would be incomplete if it did not take into consideration the future care of animal pets. A recent study indicates that sixty-eight (68%) percent of American households, or about 85 million families, have animal pets. Pets provide love and companionship, and fulfill an important need in the family. It is only appropriate that care be given to the disposition of animal pets as part of your estate plan. Puppynup. Animal pets can come into a marital union… read more »
