Tuesday 8 November 2011

Importance of Estate planning and trusts

It’s a belief among a lot of people that estate planning and trusts is only for the wealthy, however this is not true. If you are one of those who have done well for yourself and saved money for your retirement and looking for a peaceful life ahead to live in your home or in any community, you are not alone in this process. Estate planning and trusts is the written legal agreement (contract) outlining a contractual obligation between the parties. There are a lot of things that are included in estate planning such as will, various trusts, powers of appointment, forms of property ownership, gifting, and power of attorney. The only goal of estate planning is to ensure that that the maximum quantity of estate passes to the estate owners or beneficiaries and the aim also involves paying fewer amounts of taxes and reducing the participation of the court. There are few other goals that involve preparation of the guardians of minors and incapacity. 

All the innovations in the financial services are helping everyone to live a stronger and a healthier life like never before. But in order to avail all these services everyone need fiancés and everyone has to pay for it. There are a lot of services that elderly people need and medical and health insurance companies doesn’t pay for their needs. A lot of people quit their jobs in order to provide care to an elderly family member and a lot of old people refuses to move out of their old neighborhood and that is when trusts come in picture. They are one of the most important estate planning tools that can be used to address these concerns. With the help of these services, you can set up your own trust in order to make distribution based on various conditions that can help the beneficiary in the best possible way and lead them into right direction.

One of the most important processes in estate planning is that of a will, creating it is one of the main objectives. In cases, where you die interstate that means you don’t have a will, your state has the authority to dispose the property. According to the state’s scheme, blood relations will be used to determine as to who will get the assets of the property. There are chances that you may want to give your assets to a particular one who you know would love and cherish them but state scheme identifies people who would equally cherish it. There are chances that your assets may also pass to people who don’t like you or whom you don’t like on the other hand, they can also move to people who really care for you or took care for you. However, in cases where you have dependent children, it is advised to select guardians for them who can take of them in cases where something may happen to you or your spouse. Also, you need to make sure that you consult the other party ones before naming them as guardian.

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