Recent Posts Tagged With 'contingent trust'

• Some Life Events Should Prompt a Visit to Your Estate Planning Attorney

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 10:49 in divorce, estate planning, guardian, wills, prenuptial agreement, antenuptial agreement, beneficiary designation, minor children, contingent trust

  The following is a list of events that warrant setting up an appointment with your estate planning attorney: First Marriage – In most instances when a couple marries, they will want reciprocal wills that leave their estates to each oth...

• Life Insurance Review Part II – Minor Child as a Beneficiary

  Posted on Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 22:27 in Life Insurance, beneficiary designation, minor children, contingent trust

  Another life insurance planning mistake is naming a minor child as a beneficiary.  This will almost certainly require that a guardianship be set up for the child through the probate court, incurring court costs and attorney fees.  The probate court...