Estate plan updates are important if you want your life’s work to be distributed as you truly wish. Failing to update your estate planning documents could result in some heirs being omitted. The legal term for that occurrence is omitted (or pretermitted) heirs. In that case, these heirs could be receiving less than you wanted […]
read moreThe common law provides you testamentary freedom to dispose of your property as you see fit. Still, your testamentary freedom doesn’t exclude the possibility of a disgruntled relative contesting your last wishes. If you expect some family members to be dissatisfied with their inheritance, it’s best to take preemptive action and make the will as […]
read moreIn order for a will to be considered valid, the testator (the person who made the will) has to have testamentary capacity. What is testamentary capacity? Testamentary capacity is the testator’s mental capacity to know: 1) the scope of their property, 2) who their close relatives are and how the will affects those relatives and […]
read moreAdvance Healthcare Directive is a legal document which leaves specific medical orders what actions are to be taken if the person is unable to make these decisions later on. This is actually an umbrella term for a few types of legal documents. The most common type is the living will, wherein the person leaves directives […]
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