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A Letter of Last Instructions: A Will’s Best Friend

A Letter of Last Instructions: A Will’s Best Friend

Don’t overlook this important piece of your estate planning. The letter of last instructions gives your personal representative, as well as your family, details they’ll need to settle financial matters, and resolve your final wishes. Although, it’s not legally binding, it’s an invaluable resource to your loved ones. It provides final wishes not covered in your will, as well as contact information, they’ll need to close accounts and settle your matters. What To Write Often, a letter of last instructions…

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Estate Planning and Social Distancing

Estate Planning and Social Distancing

Prior to social distancing my firm’s procedure for drafting and finalizing a client’s estate plan went something like this. I met with clients a first time to gather information; then created a first draft of their documents; next I met with them again to review their documents; and lastly I met with them a third time to finalize their estate plans. If the stay-in-place order has forced you to address “what if” scenarios which were previously unthinkable. So, after you’ve…

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Blended Families & Estate Planning: Yours, Mine, Ours

Blended Families & Estate Planning: Yours, Mine, Ours

Every remarried couple with a blended family needs to redo their estate planning documents. Besides updating your will, here are some things you should consider when reviewing your estate plan. Guardianship Plan In the event of your death, your children will go to their biological parent. If however, the biological parent is not capable of taking care of the children, now or in the future, it’s best to update your guardianship appointment documents. Additionally, if you believe it is not…

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Basic Estate Plans

Basic Estate Plans

A basic estate plan isn’t just for parents. If you’re over the age of 18 you’ll still need one. Family and friends will need to make decisions for you if you’re in the hospital and can’t communicate. They will want to know what to do with your stuff in case you die. Here’s a list of some basic documents you’ll need for your basic estate plan, regardless if you have children or not. Incapacity Documents A well drafted basic estate…

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Notary Terms and Definitions

Notary Terms and Definitions

Before finalizing your estate plan, you should become familiar with some of the notary terms that are associated with the act of signing your documents. What is a Notary? “Notary” or “Notary Public” means any individual appointed and commissioned to perform notarial acts [C.R.S. 12-55-102(3)] Because the definition in the Colorado Revised Statutes is so brief, the following information has been included to further describe what a Notary is. Various definitions/synonyms for “notary public” can be drawn from other states’…

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