Estate Planning Triggers


Estate Planning Triggers: Events That May Require Estate Planning
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Estate Planning Triggers: Events That May Require Revisions To Your Estate Plan

The following situations should trigger the need to seek immediate legal help to review or revise the family’s current estate and tax plan:

  • Serious or life threatening illness
  • Illness or death of a spouse
  • Contemplation of divorce or marriage, especially second marriages
  • Birth, death or illness of parent, sibling, child or grandchild, or business partner
  • Disability of parent, sibling, child, grandchild, or a dependent or handicapped dependent that may require special considerations or a special needs trust
  • Marriage or divorce of a child or grandchild or business partner
  • New business venture and choosing the proper business entity considering legal, tax, practical and business considerations
  • Business has grown (or declined) significantly in the last few years
  • Personal net worth has grown (or declined) significantly in last few years.
  • Adding or losing business partners
  • Within 5 years of retirement
  • Within 5 years on contemplating sale of business
  • Job loss
  • Estate Tax Law Changes
  • Business litigation

This list is not meant to be all inclusive and are only some of the situations that may require revisions to an estate plan.

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