You’ve worked for your money for a long time. Now you’re getting close to retirement age, and you’re starting to wonder what will happen to that money when you pass away. Is it time to write a will? ideally, you will already have a will in place that may only need...
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What is a financial power of attorney?
On Behalf of Goldman, Monaghan, Thakkar & Bettin, P.A. | Dec 28, 2020 | Estate Planning
A person who’s creating their estate plan has a variety of decisions to make. One of these is who will take care of their finances if something happens to them. While some people may not think much about this, others opt to take the proactive approach and name a...
Can Planning To Avoid Probate Help My Family?
On Behalf of Goldman, Monaghan, Thakkar & Bettin, P.A. | Dec 17, 2020 | Estate Planning
After someone dies, their loved ones go through a lot, emotionally, mentally and even physically. The grieving process is difficult and when legal issues come into play, this time can be even harder. The court-supervised process of distributing and overseeing a...
New Year’s resolutions for your estate plans
On Behalf of Goldman, Monaghan, Thakkar & Bettin, P.A. | Dec 17, 2020 | Estate Planning
New Year’s resolutions are an American tradition -- and there is, after all, something refreshing and optimistic about the start of a new year with a blank calendar ahead. If you’re thinking about the resolutions you want to make this year, we have one suggestion:...
Don’t put off writing your will: Here’s why
On Behalf of Goldman, Monaghan, Thakkar & Bettin, P.A. | Dec 10, 2020 | Estate Planning
Most people put off writing their wills. There are plenty of surveys showing, for instance, that most Americans don’t have a will or that doing estate planning is even becoming less common. While everyone has their own reasons for procrastinating, from feeling...
Comprehensive estate planning is crucial if you have foreign assets
On Behalf of Goldman, Monaghan, Thakkar & Bettin, P.A. | Nov 15, 2020 | Estate Planning
If you’ve been putting off developing your estate plan because you own property or other assets in another country, you aren’t alone. Actually, the more complex your assets are, the more important it is to begin your estate planning while you’re still relatively young...
5 times when you should update your estate plan
On Behalf of Goldman, Monaghan, Thakkar & Bettin, P.A. | Nov 6, 2020 | Estate Planning
An estate plan is a critical tool that every Florida adult should have. It provides protection, direction and closure for the person creating it and those affected by it. And while it is critical to create an estate plan, it can be equally important to review and...
Should you consider a revocable living trust?
On Behalf of Goldman, Monaghan, Thakkar & Bettin, P.A. | Nov 5, 2020 | Estate Planning
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to estate planning. The path you go down depends largely on your personal and financial circumstances, as well as what you hope to accomplish in the future. It makes sense for everyone to at least consider adding a revocable...
Thinking about disinheriting a child? Tread carefully
On Behalf of Goldman, Monaghan, Thakkar & Bettin, P.A. | Nov 4, 2020 | Estate Planning
The standard estate plan leaves the deceased's assets to their spouse (if still alive) and the deceased's children. However, life is rarely as simple as this suggests. Parent-child relationships can be difficult. As much as we do not like to admit it, there are...
Can you ask your parents about their estate plans? Here’s one approach to try
On Behalf of Goldman, Monaghan, Thakkar & Bettin, P.A. | Oct 12, 2020 | Estate Planning
Understandably, many adult children start to wonder if their own parents have done any estate planning. They’re just realistically considering the fact that their parents won’t be around forever and wondering what they’ll need to do when that day comes. However,...
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