Perhaps you are just out of college and focused on your first job. Perhaps you are a new parent, or perhaps you are busy settling in with your new spouse or significant other. In any case, you may not have given much thought to estate planning believing you are too...
When you begin reviewing your estate plan, it can feel like a difficult and lengthy task. This is especially true if you have a lot of complex pieces involved. Fortunately, you do not need to review the entire estate plan each time. But how do you know which parts to...
While tending to your estate planning needs, do not neglect to plan for medical emergencies that may render you incapacitated. Do you know how to choose a proper health care proxy to make medical decisions in your stead? Forbes offers tips on the matter to help you...
You work hard throughout your adult life to accumulate assets for the benefit of your heirs in Virginia. One of the main purposes of the estate planning process is to identify areas where you can minimize expenses against your estate to preserve as many of those...
Many Virginia residents can benefit from an estate plan. Although a will can help ensure the division and distribution of your property according to your wishes, there are aspects of the distribution it cannot dictate. We often assist clients in creating an estate...
If you own a business in Virginia, succession planning will play a significant role in your estate plan. You will want to make sure you have clear directions for your predecessors to follow in regards to the operation of the company you have worked so hard to build....
The effects of age, as well as unexpected accidents and illnesses, may leave you unable to care or speak for yourself. In such circumstances, the responsibility of making medical-related decisions on your behalf may fall to your loved ones. Without your voice there to...
Many married couples have children that they can leave their estate to. If you don’t have any children of your own, estate planning might not seem like a priority. Still, just because you and your spouse are a childless couple does not mean you have no one to leave...
The birth of a child is one of the greatest moments in a new parent’s life. Becoming a parent brings many responsibilities to ensure the child is protected, well cared-for and loved. One step new parents in Northern Virginia should not put off in protecting their...
Our readers in Virginia know that drafting an estate plan needs to be a comprehensive effort. That means including a will, power of attorney documents, healthcare directives and potentially even a trust in most, if not all, estate plans. However, every person’s family...
