A financial plan should always include an estate plan, professionals say. Some British Columbia residents, however, put off anything to do with wills and estates for as long as possible and that may be a grave error -- pun intended. No one enmeshed in the realities of...
Wills And Estates
Wills and estates: Sidestepping popular mistakes in estate plans
Everyone makes mistakes in life. But there is no room for error when it comes to wills and estates planning. Before sitting down to write an all-encompassing estate plan, British Columbia residents would do well to know how to avoid some common pitfalls -- the...
Wills and estates: Important aspects of an inclusive estate plan
Putting affairs in order can be a daunting task. British Columbia residents giving pause to wills and estates issues may find estate planning less confusing knowing what a comprehensive plan might look like. Many people think about estate plans later in life, but...
Wills and estates: How not to mess up an estate plan
Once people have made the decision to devote some time to their estate plans, knowing what's essential is helpful, and knowing what screws up estate planning might also make the going a bit easier. Wills and estates can be tricky things for British Columbia...
Wills and estates: Risks of adding kids as joint asset owners
Parents never stop being parents and as such always want to do what's best for their children, even when the kids become adults. Aging British Columbia residents thinking about their wills and estates may also be thinking it might be a wise idea to put their assets...
Wills and estates: Making decisions about a living inheritance
Fashioning an estate plan needs a lot of consideration. British Columbia residents who are thinking about their wills and estates have to decide to whom they're going to leave their assets and how that's going to look not only on paper, but in reality. Baby...
Wills and estates: Taking digital assets into consideration
There are many things to think about when writing an estate plan. When British Columbia residents take some times to think about their wills and estates, they need to pay some attention to their digital assets as well as physical and monetary ones. Digital assets...
Wills and estates: Transferring an estate in British Columbia
There are various ways of transferring an estate in Canada. British Columbia residents who are thinking about their wills and estates may find it helpful to know what those means are. Wills are the most common and most popular way of transferring an estate, but there...
Wills and estates: The problem with an executor living abroad
Having an up-to-date comprehensive estate plan is always prudent. When it comes to wills and estates in British Columbia, having the right executor also means a great deal. But, what if that person isn't living in the same province or even the same country? This may...
Wills and estates: What to do when left out of a will
There is nothing that can cause more hurt and anxiety than being left out of a loved one's will. A lot of feelings can be enmeshed in wills and estates. When a British Columbia resident finds that he or she has been left out of a will, there are things that can be...