For many adults, estate planning is synonymous with creating testamentary documents. Wills and trusts are often the main focus of someone's estate planning efforts. Their primary objective is to provide resources for a spouse, dependent family members or perhaps a...
Estate Planning
Estate Planning
Are oral or handwritten wills valid in Colorado?
The whole point of getting your estate plans in order and creating a will is to avoid a lot of confusion or conflict within your family after you’re gone – but the wrong kind of will can actually create more problems than it will solve. With that in mind, it’s good to...
What LGBTQ community members should know about estate planning
As a member of the LGBTQ community, you must remember three important things when it comes to estate planning: anticipate, plan and succeed. Same-sex couples must understand the legal challenges that may confront them in estate planning scenarios. In some situations,...
2 ways that sharing custody could affect your estate plan
Whether you are married to your child(ren)’s other parent or not, the end of your relationship will result in various challenges for your family. For starters, you will likely have to work out a schedule for sharing parental responsibilities, clarify your coparenting...
Estate planning for trans people: What to know
Transitioning to your true gender isn’t always easy, and a lack of acceptance from family members can make the process much harder than it should be. Unfortunately, trans folk have to think ahead when it comes to things like their estate plans. Without proper...
Why LGBTQ+ adults often want to avoid intestate succession
Estate planning is an important but often stressful process. It requires that you think about what happens when you die and also who protects you in the event of a medical emergency. Wills, trusts, advance directives and powers of attorney can help protect you during...
What end-of-life plans have you made?
Getting your estate plan together is one of the most important things you can do as an adult. While most people think of wills and trusts as the only estate planning components, having your end-of-life plans in it is critical. Your end-of-life plans include your...
3 reasons you’ll want to include a will in your estate plan
Estate plans often include multiple different documents, each of which serves a different purpose. The testator planning their estate will need to think about their family members and personal property, as well as their obligations, to determine what they want to...
What can you do to minimize the risk of will contests?
As one part of an LGBTQ+ couple, you know that you’re in a unique relationship compared to many people around you. Though there are laws that protect you now, you want to make sure that you have your estate plan set up in a way that will protect your partner if you...
Protect your children with your estate plan
As you get older and begin working on your estate plan, one thing to do is to focus on protecting your children through your decisions. There are two important parts of your estate plan that you need to address your children in: Your gift planning decisions and your...