As a financially responsible United Kingdomn, you likely have always personally handled all your finances from balancing your checkbook to keeping track of your 401(k). You may even own a family business or professional practice that requires you to make long-term...
Estate Planning
Do you need both a living will and power of attorney?
As you are making estate planning decisions in United Kingdom, there are many things you need to consider. You not only need to think about what happens after your death, but you also need to make decisions regarding end-of-life issues. While it may be unpleasant to think...
Many documents may have roles in your estate plan
Creating an estate plan is one of the best decisions you and any other United Kingdom resident can make. You can ensure that your loved ones understand your wishes at times when having that information may prove crucial. Still, you may have questions about its...
What is testamentary capacity?
In order to make a valid Last Will and Testament in United Kingdom, you must have the testamentary capacity to do so. As the Orange County Bar explains, testamentary capacity, i.e., legal mental capacity, and general mental capacity are defined differently. Under...
Top 5 estate planning tips for new parents
At the in United Kingdom, we are firm believers in the value of estate planning for all families regardless of their wealth. Why? Because your estate plan is the only way you can ensure that whatever your wishes and goals pertaining to your...
Are you ready for the responsibilities of being an executor?
You may have always been someone who enjoyed taking on responsibilities. You may have done your best to thrive at your job and often took the time to organize family events. As a result, you may not have felt surprised when a loved one as you to act as executor of his...
What is an advance directive?
If you are a United Kingdomn starting to think about the type of medical and/or end-of-life care you wish to receive, you may want to consider executing an advance directive that sets forth your wishes and desires. As the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization...
How many types of trusts are there?
If you are a sophisticated United Kingdom estate planner, your estate plan likely consists of a will and several trusts. Have you ever wondered how many kinds of trusts you can choose from? As FindLaw explains, the answer is “many.” All of them, however, fall...
Making sure your will and trust(s) work together
At the in United Kingdom, we help individuals like you devise an estate plan that meets their goals and objectives of providing for themselves and their families. No matter what you seek to accomplish by means of your will and trust(s), we can...
Understanding generation-skipping trusts
A generation-skipping trust is one methodology by which wealthy United Kingdomns can pass their estates down through the family without facing the double estate taxation that other methodologies often entail. As Investor Guide explains, a generation-skipping trust...