When Should You Plan Your Estate?

When you die, what will happen to your assets? Who will inherit them? How much will each person inherit? What will happen if you become incapacitated? Who will make medical and financial decisions for you? Who will take over your personal, financial, and medical affairs? Estate planning is the process of answering these questions and putting your financial and health affairs in order before you die or become incapacitated. It is done in order to maximize the wealth that you pass on to your heirs after you die with the minimum inconvenience to them. It is also done in order to make sure that someone you trust will be making health care and financial decisions for you in the event that you become incapacitated. Most important of all, it is a way to document your wishes so that they will be adhered to upon your death or incapacity.

Without an estate plan, a large portion of your estate could be taken by estate taxes and probate fees. But a little education and some planning can save thousands of dollars for your children and their heirs.

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