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Besides making sure your assets get to the people you choose, planning can help minimize income, gift and estate taxes, too. Without an estate plan, and specifically a will, the laws in your state will determine what happens to your possessions, and the courts will decide who gets custody of your children.
Estate planning checklist Take inventory of everything you own. ... Make a last will and testament. ... Find a trusted executor for your estate. ... Consider a living trust. ... Opt for a power of attorney (POA) ... Write a living will. ... Consider your estate tax obligations. ... Get your digital assets in order.
Contents Make a last will. Think about a living trust. Make sure minor children are provided for. Make a living will. Make a power of attorney. Think about a living trust. Consider a life insurance policy. Make sure your beneficiary names are correct and up to date.
Your estate plan should be a set of documents ? a will, perhaps a trust, a health care directive, a HIPAA form, and a power of attorney ? that is reviewed and updated regularly over the years. If you can't even remember where you put the documents, you're less likely to think about the necessary updates.
An estate is the total property; real and personal, owned by an individual prior to distribution through a trust or will.