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Why Do Moms Need a Trust And Not A Will

Why Do Moms Need a Trust And Not A Will

by Amy Refeca | Jul 13, 2021 | Estate Planning, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament, Trusts

We work with moms.  One of the first things we discuss with moms (and dads) when we meet with them in our consultation is why they need a trust and why a basic or simple will won’t work.  We’d like to share that information with you, also. So why...
Women Who Didn’t Have A Will and Died: Amy Whinehouse

Women Who Didn’t Have A Will and Died: Amy Whinehouse

by Amy Refeca | Jun 22, 2021 | Estate Planning, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament, Living Will

Amy Whinehouse died without a will.  She died intestate.  She died without making clear what she wanted to happen to her nearly $7 million dollar estate. She died without making clear what she wanted to have happen to her remains, her body, after she died.  She died...
When Should You Update Your Estate Plan? Pt. 3 The Third “D” = Distance

When Should You Update Your Estate Plan? Pt. 3 The Third “D” = Distance

by Amy Refeca | Jun 18, 2021 | Estate Planning, Financial Power of Attorney, Healthcare POA, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament, Living Will, Trusts

When you should update your estate plan depends on the Six D’s.  What are the “Six D’s”? They are: death, divorce, diagnosis, distance, dividend and dates.  In other words, if someone or something in your last will and testament, financial...
Your Beneficiary Designation vs. Your Will: Which One Controls?

Your Beneficiary Designation vs. Your Will: Which One Controls?

by Amy Refeca | Jun 17, 2021 | Estate Planning, Insurance, Last Will & Testament

Beneficiary designations v. Your will. Can your beneficiary designations change what you have in your will? NO. Can your will change your beneficiary designations? NO. When you die, you cannot own anything.  That is the general way to approach how you pass on your...
Did Your Wills Attorney Ask You “Why”, “Who” and “What”?

Did Your Wills Attorney Ask You “Why”, “Who” and “What”?

by Amy Refeca | Jun 16, 2021 | Estate Planning, Financial Power of Attorney, Guardianship, Healthcare POA, How We Help Women, Last Will & Testament, Trusts

Did your attorney ask you these three things before they signed you up? Why? Who? What? If not, your estate plan may not be the right plan for you, your family, your kids. Wills, powers of attorney for finance and advance directives for health care and trusts work for...
Update Your Estate Plan? Pt. 2: The Second “D” = Divorce

Update Your Estate Plan? Pt. 2: The Second “D” = Divorce

by Amy Refeca | Jun 14, 2021 | Divorce, Estate Planning, How We Help Women, News

When should you update your estate plan?  We are asked this question quite a bit and the answer we have always shared the “Six D’s” with our clients: death, divorce, diagnosis, distance, dividend and dates. We discussed in Pt. 1: The First...
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