Posted on Mon Dec 12, 2016, on Special Needs Estate Planning
From Our “Ask a Question” mailbag: “I want to set up a Special Needs Trust for my son in my Will. Can I fund a Special Needs Trust with life insurance?”
Tag: Life Insurance
Posted on Sun Nov 6, 2016, on Estate Planning
Our “Ask a Question” mailbag addresses the question, how much life insurance should I have?
“I recently had a baby, and it is time to buy some life insurance. But, I feel like I am being sold rather than advised. How much life insurance should I have? Lastly, is there a general rule about how much life insurance I should have as part of my estate plan?”
Posted on Fri Sep 9, 2016, on Probate and Estate Administration
From Our “Ask a Question” mailbag: “My father died recently, and I am the executor. I will file his Will next week. But my siblings have already contacted the life insurance company to collect the life insurance. Can they receive the life insurance before I file the Will? Is collecting life insurance before filing the Will proper?”
Posted on Fri Sep 9, 2016, on Probate and Estate Administration
From Our “Ask a Question” mailbag: “My father at his death gave my brother, and I equal amounts. My brother got life insurance, and I got the house and cash. The Will says the residue pays all taxes. Do we split the New Jersey Estate Tax on life insurance?
Posted on Thu Sep 8, 2016, on Probate and Estate Administration
From Our “Ask a Question” mailbag: Life Insurance is a Non-Probate Asset, Unaffected by You Will:
“My sister went to jail, so mother changed her Will and gave me the entire estate. She forgot to remove my sister from her life insurance. Now I hear life insurance is a Non-Probate Asset. Who gets the life insurance?”
Posted on Thu Jun 30, 2016, on Life Insurance
Ask a Question” mailbag: I need life insurance as part of my estate plan to cover the cost of my son’s college tuition and pay off the mortgage. What policy best fits my needs?
First, focus on the reasons for why you are purchasing life insurance. Life insurance is an excellent Estate Planningtool, but only if you are clear as to its purpose.
Posted on Wed May 11, 2016, on Estate Planning
The “Ask a Question” mailbag addresses the question, how much life insurance do I need?
“How do I calculate how much life insurance do I need as part of my estate plan? My principal goal is making sure I provide for my children until they graduate from college.”
Posted on Sun Apr 17, 2016, on Life Insurance
Our “Ask a Question” mailbag addresses naming children as beneficiary.
“Should my life insurance name my children as beneficiary?”
Posted on Mon Dec 16, 2013, on Estate Planning
If you have life insurance, you likely have determined that if you die there is a financial need that must be addressed by your absence. Because of this determination, you pay a small amount each year in premium to the life insurance company for the guarantee that if you die a larger sum of money will be delivered to the named beneficiary.
Posted on Mon Jun 17, 2013, on Estate Planning
Crafting an estate plan for a client means listening to what the client wants, explaining options to the client and then drafting a plan to meet the option selected. At times, a client’s circumstances require imaginative ideas. Here are some examples of imaginative estate planning that Klenk Law has utilized recently.
1. Protectors:
It remains a mystery to me why more estate planning attorneys do not use Protectors. A Protector is a person or persons you appoint to oversee a trustee with the power to fire and replace the trustee without the need of an attorney or a court hearing. No court hearing or attorney is necessary? Perhaps that is the reason why estate planning lawyers don’t use them? I use them in almost every trust. Even the most trusted person or bank can have problems, and if these problems negatively affect the trust, the Protector can “protect” the beneficiary without months of litigation.
