Many people choose to leave their assets to their children when they die. However, some families looking to protect generational wealth may decide to create a generation-skipping trust (GST). Your children can still benefit from the trust during their lifetimes, but...
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Estate Planning
What types of advance directives does Illinois have?
When most people think about estate planning, they tend to think first about their assets and other financial matters that can be addressed via wills, trusts and beneficiary negotiations – but it’s important to think about your health care wishes and advance...
When can an incentive trust be useful?
What would you do if you suddenly inherited a large amount of money? Would you buy everything you ever wanted? Would you invest it in the stock market? Would you give it all away to charity? You may need to consider these kinds of questions before leaving your estate...
Why estate tax planning is so important in Illinois
People establishing estate plans need to take many different matters into consideration. They may need to think about the relationships among their beneficiaries and the value of different assets. They may also need to consider issues that could reduce what their...
Choosing the right trustee for a special needs trust
People who fund special needs trusts typically want to provide a beneficiary who cannot live independently with long-term support. Parents, for example, might fund trusts to ensure that their children with special needs have supplemental resources or access to the...
Protecting your family from tough medical choices
No one likes to think about a time when they might be seriously ill or injured. It’s a rather uncomfortable subject. However, life happens, and a serious health crisis can leave your loved ones struggling to make critical decisions on your behalf. Imagine your spouse...
What are the benefits of having a living will?
When friends and family have casual discussions about wills, they often think about a last will and testament. Although this estate planning tool helps honor your asset distribution’s directives and your final wishes, there is another type of will that you can use...
What are the top concerns of executors?
After deciding who is best suited to serve as your executor, you need to officially ask them to accept the appointment. It’s vital to know the concerns they might have after you bring up the role. This allows you to come to the meeting prepared with answers. So, what...
Should a trust have some flexibility?
When you set up a trust, you can determine how a beneficiary is allowed to use their inheritance. Many people create trusts for a specific purpose. For example, perhaps you want to ensure that a beneficiary finishes college, so you use an incentive trust. You leave...
Are you concerned that your heirs might waste their inheritance?
You’ve worked your whole life to build something meaningful to benefit the people you care about most when you’re gone. However, you’re not sure whether your heirs are ready to handle that responsibility. Maybe they struggle with money management, have addiction...
