How Does Remarriage Affect Estate Planning? Estate Planning Attorney's Guide To Ensure Your Estate Plan After a Second Marriage Divorce is more common now than it was in the past, as is remarriage. Depending on how long a prior marriage lasted, the former couple may have engaged in certain levels of estate planning together. When [...]
Who Should I Bring To The Estate Planning Meeting? Ensuring That Your Trust & Estate Administration Goes According To Plan A loved one’s passing is felt by their entire surviving family. But when it comes to carrying out the decedent’s final wishes, not everyone has an equal say. In fact, in many cases, only one [...]
Why You Need a Team For Your Financial & Estate Planning 5 Ways Your Financial & Estate Planning Team Can Protect Your Estate Comprehensive estate and financial plans are not just for the wealthy. Anyone who cares for a person or cause and who wants to provide for the person or cause after they die [...]
Should I Use a Separate Or Joint Revocable Living Trust? Joint Trusts Vs Separate Trusts For Married Couples When a couple engages in foundational estate planning, one of the first questions addressed by Mesa estate planning attorneys is whether it makes sense for the couple to use a revocable living trust (RLT) as a part [...]
What Is Basis, & Why Is It Important In Estate Planning? How Does Tax Law Affect Your Estate Plan? “Basis” is a term used frequently in tax law. But for many, the term is unfamiliar and intimidating—perhaps something they feel is better left to a certified public accountant to worry about. Nevertheless, a basic understanding [...]
Estate Planning For Seniors: Frequently Asked Questions Experienced Estate Planning Attorneys Answer Common Questions Made By Senior Citizens According to a study conducted by Caring.com, the percentage of people aged fifty-five and older who have created a will has fallen from 60 percent to 44 percent since 2019. Although creating or updating your estate [...]
What Are The Limitations Of Financial Power Of Attorney? Power Of Attorney Exceptions On Estate Planning Besides directing what happens to your finances when you pass away, a comprehensive estate plan also addresses the possibility that you could become unable to handle your financial affairs while you are still alive. You may have signed [...]
Gunderson Law Group, PC Is Announcing Their New Office In Tempe, Arizona Arizona's Leading Immigration & Estate Planning Attorneys Are Moving To Tempe! We are excited to announce that we are moving to a new office! Effective August 1, 2021, we will be working from the Tempe City Center building at 1400 S. Southern [...]
Estate Planning: How To Create a Successful Multigenerational Wealth Transfer How Can Generational Wealth Be Preserved? Studies estimate that 70 percent of family wealth is lost by the end of the second generation and 90 percent by the end of the third generation. To help your loved ones avoid becoming part of this statistic, [...]
Fears That Prevent Communicating With Loved Ones About Their Wealth Why Do People Fear Talking About Money? Studies have shown that the largest contributing factors to generational loss of wealth are a lack of communication and trust among family members and the failure to prepare heirs. Often, fear is what underlies the lack of [...]
