High Deductible Health Plan? How Your Health Savings Account (HSA) Works with Your Estate Plan

If you’re enrolled in a qualified high-deductible health plan (HDHP), you must consider how your health savings account (HSA) fits into your estate plan—especially to make sure that any hard-earned money left in your HSA when you die goes where you want it. Continue reading

Can You Bequeath Your Frequent Flyer Miles?

If you’re a frequent airline traveler, one of your estate planning concerns may be what will happen to your accumulated miles once you’re gone. They could be worth thousands of dollars, so you probably don’t want them to just disappear, but some airline policies say that’s exactly what will happen. Continue reading

How to Align Insurance with Your Estate Plan

August 29, 2017

If you’re like most folks, you use a variety of insurance products to manage risk and protect you, your family, and your assets from losses caused by property damage, businesses, property, accidents, disability, retirement, and death. However, instead of considering these insurances as separate items, we suggest you make them part of an integrated, overall risk management plan. Continue reading

4 Estate Planning Steps You Must Take After the Death of a Spouse

August 17, 2017

When a spouse passes away, thinking about “the estate” might be the last thing on your mind. And while it’s necessary to give yourself ample time to process the loss of your partner, it’s also imperative you talk with your estate planning attorney sooner rather than later — or you might be facing some pretty unpleasant consequences. Continue reading

Cautionary Tale: Charging Order Upon Death of Debtor, Losing All the Limited Liability Company Asset Protection Benefits

July 20, 2017

The Delaware Chancery Court has now ruled on the continuing asset protection aspect of a charging order against assets in a 49% owned LLC. In that court case, a charging order had been obtained by a creditor who wanted to seize the assets inside of the LLC. Continue reading