Estate Planning — page 3
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Why Updating Your Will and Beneficiaries After Divorce Is Critical
Written by: Attorney Marcus Tecarro Updating your will and beneficiaries after divorce is critical because your divorce decree does not do it for you. In Missouri, finalizing a divorce automatically revokes will… Read “Why Updating Your Will and Beneficiaries After Divorce Is Critical”
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What Happens to Your Estate Plan After Divorce in Missouri
Written by: Attorney Scott Stork The divorce is done. The legal process that consumed months of your life, your energy, and your emotional reserves has finally reached its conclusion. You have a settlement. You have a… Read “What Happens to Your Estate Plan After Divorce in Missouri”
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Why DIY Estate Planning Often Fails Families
Written by: Attorney Raymond Chandler There is a specific kind of problem that only reveals itself at the worst possible moment. Not when you are sitting at a laptop filling out forms, not when the confirmation email… Read “Why DIY Estate Planning Often Fails Families”
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Will vs Trust in Missouri: What Most Online Templates Get Wrong
Written by: Attorney Anne Harris If you have spent any time researching the will vs trust question in Missouri, you have probably noticed something frustrating. Every article gives you a slightly different answer. Every… Read “Will vs Trust in Missouri: What Most Online Templates Get Wrong”
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What Happens If You Die Without an Estate Plan in Missouri
Written by: Attorney Marcus Tecarro Most people who have delayed estate planning do not think of themselves as having made a decision. They think of it as something they simply have not gotten around to yet. But under… Read “What Happens If You Die Without an Estate Plan in Missouri”
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Why Estate Planning Becomes Top of Mind During Tax Season
Written by: Attorney Raymond Chandler There is a specific moment that happens for a lot of families every spring. You sit down to review your finances for tax season, pull up your retirement account statements, look at… Read “Why Estate Planning Becomes Top of Mind During Tax Season”
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Why Waiting for a Crisis Is the Most Common Planning Mistake
Written by: Attorney Marcus Tecarro Most people who have not updated their estate plan are not irresponsible. They are busy. They are well-intentioned. They have thought about it more than once, mentioned it to their… Read “Why Waiting for a Crisis Is the Most Common Planning Mistake”
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Your Kids Are Grown. Your Estate Plan Should Be Too
Written by: Attorney Scott Stork There is a particular kind of false comfort that comes with having an estate plan you have not looked at in fifteen years. It is still there. It is still signed. It still technically… Read “Your Kids Are Grown. Your Estate Plan Should Be Too”
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How Small Changes Quietly Undermine Old Estate Plans
Written by: Attorney Raymond Chandler Most estate plans do not fail dramatically. There is no single moment of obvious collapse, no clear event that signals the plan is broken. Instead, they fail the way most important… Read “How Small Changes Quietly Undermine Old Estate Plans”
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When Was the Last Time You Actually Looked at Your Estate Plan?
Written by: Attorney Anne Harris Most people who have an estate plan feel a quiet sense of relief knowing it exists. The documents were signed, the attorney was paid, and the folder went into the filing cabinet or the… Read “When Was the Last Time You Actually Looked at Your Estate Plan?”