Many people delay creating an estate plan for a variety of reasons – they don’t think they own enough, they are not old enough or they just don’t want to think about it. It does not matter how large or small your estate is, there is plenty of unfinished business for your loved ones to take care of you become incapacity or face an untimely death.  Here are reasons to act now to plan your estate.

• Estate planning provides a road map to accomplish unfinished business. It prevents your family from having to guess or, even worse, quarrel.
• Estate planning keeps you and your family’s affairs private.  Without a proper estate plan, your family’s matters are sorted out publicly through the probate process.
• You want to control how and to whom your assets are distributed and not leave it up to a probate court to make a public decision for you. An estate plan can help accomplish your goals by having you express, in writing, who you want to receive your assets and when you would like them to receive them.
• An estate plan can include health care directives to give you a voice about your medical treatment when you may not be able to speak for yourself.
• You can create an estate plan now and change it throughout your life.

The Black & Wadhams team is here to help you with your Estate Planning needs. You can learn more about various Estate Planning options including”

• Revocable Living Trusts
• Wills
• Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Decisions
• Durable Power of Attorney for Financial Decisions
• Cremation and Guardian