Five reasons you need a will (and one reason you don’t)
A last will and testament is a pretty powerful little document, as it is one of the few tools that allows you to maintain control over your estate even after you’ve died.
Jennifer L. Sneed
Columnist
Jennifer L. Sneed is an attorney with Bourland Heflin Alvarez Minor & Matthews PLC. Her practice focuses primarily on probate, estate planning and personal litigation.
There are 5 articles by Jennifer L. Sneed :
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March 2019
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Business
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January 2019
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Business Critical financial estate planning considerations
Many people believe that “estate planning” is a one-time event that involves drafting a last will and testament that will not be revisited until after they’ve died. In reality, however, effective estate planning is often an ongoing process that can have complex and far-reaching implications, both for the planner and the planner’s beneficiaries.
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December 2018
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Business Who inherits when you die without a will? Part 3
In this final installment of my three-part intestacy series, I highlight two of the most overlooked asset-transferring mechanisms that can be used to bypass both the need to execute a will and the maze of intestate succession: beneficiary and joint ownership designations.
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November 2018
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Business Who inherits when you die without a will? Part 2
Editor's note: Part two in a three-part series.
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October 2018
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Business Who inherits when you die without a will?
There is much value in having a last will and testament, generally referred to as a “will.” However, as with most things, a will’s value is relative; it largely depends on your unique circumstances.
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