What’s the Difference Between Primary and Contingent Beneficiaries?
When you’re creating an estate plan, listing primary and contingent beneficiaries may confuse you. While the attorneys at Dworken & Bernstein will walk you through
When you’re creating an estate plan, listing primary and contingent beneficiaries may confuse you. While the attorneys at Dworken & Bernstein will walk you through
When creating an estate plan, avoiding probate is one primary objective. The probate process can be complicated and take months to resolve. A Transfer on
Writing a will is a good way to ensure that your assets are distributed according to your wishes. The fact that you wrote a will
Life moves faster than we realize. One moment, you’re starting your first job, and the next, you’re meeting your first grandchild. As your life changes,
An estate plan is a great tool: it ensures that your assets are distributed to the exact people you want to have them. What happens
If your loved one has recently passed away or deemed mentally incompetent, you’ll need their estate planning documents. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney and other
Plenty of people have rocky relationships with their families, but few believe they’ll ever be disinherited. Whether you’re an adult child wondering why your parent
You might be considering using a trust as part of your estate plan—or someone may have asked you to be the trustee for their estate.
Same-sex marriage has been federally recognized since 2015, thanks to the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges. This landmark decision afforded the same automatic legal
Cryptocurrency is becoming more mainstream, but some practicalities—like leaving it to someone else in your will—have not quite caught on. A person could have millions
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