Articles Tagged with Ethical Will

One Dozen Must-Have Documents

Published on: November 6, 2018 | By McCulloch & Miller, PLLC

To make sure that your wishes are carried out, you’ll have to do your homework. Make sure that you cover these most important documents.

The last thing you want to do, is leave a bureaucratic mess for your loved ones when you die. Not only will it cause the family stress during a difficult time, it could change how your family thinks of you. That should be more than enough reason to get this done in advance!

US News & World Report’s recent article, “12 Documents to Prepare Now for Your Heirs,” says that when people don't have their paperwork ready, it can be a huge headache for the family. A family can be left with all kinds of paperwork to sort out while dealing with grief. Even worse, heirs may forfeit life insurance proceeds and tax deductions or overlook accounts they don't know exist. That's why it's critical to have important documents ready for loved ones. Here are the documents you should start preparing right away:

If You Don’t Have a Will Yet, You Should Start Now

Published on: October 12, 2018 | By McCulloch & Miller, PLLC

It’s understood that everyone needs a will. However, many people put it off. Don’t be one of those people. Your family will remember, and it won’t be a happy memory!

Celebrities aren’t the only ones who fail to plan for their passing. The difference is, their failures can become instructive for the general public. If we don’t have a will, only our family will know how much time, expense and stress occurs because of a failure to plan.

Merrill Lynch and the consulting firm Age Wave found in their recent survey that about 50% of study participants age 50 and older didn’t have a will.