What is Estate Planning?

Estate Planning is the process of accumulating and disposing of an estate to maximize the goals of the estate owner. The various goals of estate planning include making sure the greatest amount of the estate passes to the estate owner's intended beneficiaries, often including paying the least amount of taxes. Additional goals typically include providing for and designating guardians for minor children and planning for incapacity.

Estate Planning Tools

The tools involved in estate planning include the will, various types of trusts, powers of appointment, various forms of property ownership (Joint tenancy with rights of survivorship, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entirety, etc), gifting, and powers of attorney, specifically the durable financial power of attorney and the durable medical Power of Attorney which is also commonly known as a Living Will.

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