A comprehensive estate plan is important to make sure your wishes are carried out. It can help you accomplish the following:
- Plan for incapacity. This includes, but is not limited to, designating individuals to handle financial affairs and establishing how family members and doctors should handle certain medical situations.
- Select the appropriate guardian for minor children.
- Provide financial guidance and asset protection for surviving spouses, children, and other heirs.
- Design an asset distribution plan.
- Establish trusts to minimize estate taxes, facilitate estate administration, protect assets, and accomplish other goals.