An estate plan directs what happens to your property upon your death. For parents of minor children, your estate plan can also nominate a guardian to care for your children and a trustee to manage assets until your children are old enough to manage them.
There are two common options for estate planning: a will or a revocable living trust.
By working with an estate planning professional, you can receive advice about which approach is best suited to your individual goals, family circumstances, and planning priorities.
Estate Planning Topics
The pages below provide basic information about common questions in this practice area.
What Is a Will?
Understand what a will does, what it does not do, and how it directs probate and guardianship planning.
Read moreWhat Is a Revocable Living Trust?
Learn how revocable living trusts can help with both incapacity planning and post-death administration.
Read moreIs a Will or a Revocable Living Trust Right for Me?
Compare common factors that influence whether a will package or trust package is the better fit.
Read moreEstate Planning for Parents
See why planning matters especially for parents of minor children and how guardianship and trusts fit in.
Read moreWhat Should I Expect at Estate Planning Appointments?
Understand the intake, document review, and signing stages of the estate planning process.
Read moreEstate Planning Packages
Review the typical documents included in will-based and revocable trust-based planning packages.
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