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401(k)

Will the Girlfriend Get the Life Insurance or the Wife?

My boyfriend and I have lived together for 13 years but he is still officially married to another woman. He has a life insurance policy and I’m the beneficiary, and I’m also the beneficiary of his 401(k). Do we need a will and do I have to worry about his wife getting the money?
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Divorce

What’s the Right Age to Start Estate Planning?

It may seem like a grim way to spend your free time, but planning your estate when you are young can actually give you the peace of mind you will need to enjoy your golden years in the future.
divorce
Daughter

A Trust can Protect Inheritance from Relatives

You may love your son-in-law or daughter-in-law now, but that could change down the road. So, if you don’t want your money going to your child’s future ex, here’s what you should do.
succession plan
Death

What Is Family Business Succession Planning?

If you plan to pass your business to your offspring, there is more to keep in mind when creating your succession plan than your descendants—there are also their spouses—especially if they become ex-spouses.
estate
Assets

Estate Planning Lessons from Celebrity Nightmares

The press has made much of the handwritten will that Larry King executed in the months before he died and in which he purports to change his prior will executed in 2015, to leave his estate equally between his children.
nontraditional families
ART

Planning Future for Nontraditional Families

Some people are concerned that the new conservative 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court will roll back protections for non-traditional families. Regardless of the decisions at the Supreme Court, or the impact on the state family courts, there are many ways that non-traditional families can maintain control.
ERISA
Death

Divorce, Death and Details: Missteps can Create Estate Planning Disasters

After the divorce, Mike logged onto the employer’s benefits system and tried, but failed, to delete Wendy as the beneficiary of his life insurance.
estate plan
Divorce

No Time Like the Present Pandemic to Get the Estate Plan Going

There’s nothing like a once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic to focus one’s thinking. This year has been one for the books.

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