Estate Planning and the Troubled Child
Every family has one–or maybe more–black sheep. They’re people who march to their own drum and handing them an inheritance could be problematic.
Ethan Huizenga
January 8, 2021
What to Tell the Children about My Estate Plan
Even those with thorough estate plans might have neglected to discuss details with potential heirs.
Ethan Huizenga
January 6, 2021
How to: Stop Family Fights over an Inheritance
After a loved one passes, one of the biggest hurdles families face is passing wealth onto the next generation. Unfortunately, family dynamics can spur conflict and infighting among descendants.
Ethan Huizenga
December 15, 2020
Who Needs a Special Needs Trust?
If you are the parent of a person with special needs, you are well aware that the role you play is very different than it may be for other children. Properly planning to meet their financial needs, both in the immediate and long term, is a critical part of supporting your child. This support must often continue well past the typical age of adulthood, which means parents need to put in place financial tools to care for their children, in the event of the parents’ death.
Ethan Huizenga
November 25, 2020
What’s the Best Way to Do a Intrafamily Loan?
As parents, we often want to help our adult children who need a financial boost. Many times, this assistance comes in the form of a loan.
Ethan Huizenga
November 12, 2020
How to Ask Parents about Estate Planning?
Do you expect your parents to leave you a financial legacy? Nearly half of working-age Americans assume that they will receive an inheritance that will support them later in life, according to a survey by financial services company HSBC. Perhaps the bigger question, though, is how to even approach this topic with your parents.
Ethan Huizenga
November 9, 2020
5 Ways to Settle Disputes over an Estate
Unfortunately, due to hidden resentments, siblings still tend to end up in court suing each other and losing great chunks of their inheritance in the process all too frequently.
Ethan Huizenga
October 15, 2020
How to: Protect the Estate from Unintended Heirs
What happens when a decedent’s will or trust does not provide for a decedent’s child?
Ethan Huizenga
October 8, 2020
Estate Planning for Asset Distribution
The distribution of some of our assets can be governed by contracts. Examples of these contracts include life insurance, investment accounts, bank accounts and trusts.
Ethan Huizenga
September 29, 2020
Pay Your Family Member to be Your Caregiver
Caregiving for a family member can be time-consuming and emotionally draining. It can be financially draining, too.
Ethan Huizenga
September 11, 2020
