12Law Arrow 12Law Arrow  Easy Questions  
12Law Arrow 12Law Arrow Instant Legal Documents
 
 
FINANCIAL & MARITAL

Cohabitation Agreement coming soon!
Separation Agreement coming soon!
No-Fault Divorce coming soon!
Bankruptcy coming soon!
 
 

Overview of Estate Planning in Zip Code 32779

Overview of Estate Planning in Zip Code 32779


Death is not a tragedy to the one who dies; to have wasted the life before that death, that is the tragedy.
 
- Orson Scott Card


Estate planning is the process of getting your affairs in order so that if you pass away unexpectedly, things will be much easier for your loved ones.

Estate Planning doesn't have to be hard or expensive or intimidating. Just a few simple steps: Catalog what you own, make a will and create a few legal documents (with the help of 12Law.com) and review the beneficiaries on your retirement accounts. For most Americans, there's no need to worry about estate taxes or fancy trusts.

Do it for your family. You will feel so much better knowing that you've taken care of them.

• Write a will. State in this document the properties you want your beneficiaries to inherit. You can also indicate the guardian for your young children if something happens to you and your partner.

• Select a guardian for your children. Children who will inherit any money or property from you should be designated with an adult guardian to oversee their affairs.

• Update beneficiaries on retirement accounts. You can transfer to your beneficiaries your stocks, bonds and brokerage accounts if you were able to register them. If you have a bank account and retirement plans, naming a beneficiary to these documents can automatically make these accounts "payable on death". This can avoid the probate process.

• Sign up for life insurance. It would be a good investment to get a life insurance if you owe significant amount of estate tax or debts, have young children, and own a house.

• Determine of you will owe estate taxes. Estates taxes will be impose by the government upon your death if your taxable estate is more than the inclusive limits set by law.


• Determine if a Living Trust is right for you. Property placed in the living trust can be distributed to their designated beneficiaries without undergoing probate which can be expensive and time consuming.

• Define your health care directives . You also need to plan out for your medical care by doing a medical declaration or Living Will that can indicate the treatments you want or do not want and Power of Attorney for health care that can assign a trusted person who will make medical decisions for you if you are unable to make it yourself.

• Create a financial power of attorney . If you become incapacitated, handling your affairs can be a problem but not if you have a durable power of attorney for finances. A trusted person you have chosen yourself will be handling your finances and property if that time comes. This trusted person is called an agent or attorney-in-fact.


• Provide for funeral expenses. Payable-on-death bank account can be more reliable and easier to set-up as compared a funeral prepayment plan. This will cover your funeral and other related expenses.

• Make the final arrangements. This document will indicate your wishes for organ and body donations and also the disposition of your body through burial or cremation.

• Define the Succession Plan for your business. Make plans if you own a business by having a successor. If you have a partner in business, have a buyout agreement.

• File all estate planning documents. The person you choose in your will to administer your properties should be given access to your important documents like:

1. will

2. trusts

3. information on bank accounts, mutual funds, and safe deposit boxes

4. information on retirement plans, 401(k) accounts, or IRAs

5. insurance policies

6. real estate deeds

7. certificates for stocks, bonds, annuities

8. Information on debts: credit cards, mortgages and loans, utilities, and unpaid taxes

9. Information on funeral prepayment plans, and any final arrangements instructions you have made.

 
Personalize & Print a Free FL Last Will Create This Document
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
 
Personalize & Print a Free FL Living Trust Create This Document
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Related Legal Services near Zip Code 32779
Innes Law Firm PL
380 Golf Brook Cir
Longwood, FL 32779
407-901-4892
Attorneys, Real Estate Attorneys, Legal Clinics
Webster David A
1220 Commerce Park Dr # 207
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 862-9222
Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys, Legal Service Plans
Rosenfelt Family Law
2152 Woodbridge Road
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 462-8787
Child Custody Attorneys, Divorce Attorneys, Domestic Violence Attorneys, Family Law Attorneys, Gener
Jack A Kaleita Law Offices
1220 Commerce Park Dr
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 831-7800
Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, Family Law Attorneys, General Practice Attorneys
Elsie Turner
115 Wild Hickory Ln
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 329-7650
Bankruptcy Law Attorneys,  Attorneys,  Bankruptcy Services,  Legal Clinics
Schaefer Paul N
1220 Commerce Park Dr # 105B
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 774-7122
Family Law Attorneys, Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning Attorneys,
Keidaish Jr Philip F
320 W Sabal Palm Pl # 300
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 682-6842
Real Estate Attorneys, Attorneys
Mark Thush, P.A.
605 N Longview Pl
Longwood, FL 32779
(800) 583-6602
Family Law Attorneys
Hausler & Angelo
195 Wekiva Springs Rd Ste 206
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 389-6033
Criminal Law Attorneys, Family Law Attorneys, Attorneys
Webb Wells & Williams
280 Wekiva Springs Rd Ste 2090
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 865-5600
Civil Litigation & Trial Law Attorneys, Attorneys
J A Jurgens
505 Wekiva Springs Rd
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 772-2277
Environment & Natural Resources Law Attorneys, Attorneys
Ford, Albert E II atty
505 Wekiva Springs Rd
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 772-2277
Environment & Natural Resources Law Attorneys, Attorneys
Reed Dean Attorney
2180 W State Road 434
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 937-2230
Criminal Law Attorneys,  Attorneys,  Business Law Attorneys,  Legal Service Plans,  Bankruptcy Law A
Stanley M. Silver P.A.
1220 Commerce Park Dr # 201
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 869-1616
Attorneys, Legal Service Plans, Criminal Law Attorneys, Family Law Attorneys, Divorce Attorneys, Ban
Shanna Rose
195 Wekiva Springs Rd
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 682-1212
Criminal Law Attorneys,  Family Law Attorneys,  Juvenile Law Attorneys,  Attorneys
Tyrone Watson
407 Wekiva Springs Rd
Longwood, FL 32779
(321) 282-0626
Civil Litigation & Trial Law Attorneys, Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys
Samaan John R PA
1220 Commerce Park Dr Ste 207
Longwood, FL 32779
(407) 740-0500
Construction Law Attorneys, Attorneys
12Law.com   |  NASHVILLE, TN USA   |  CONTACT US