Estate Planning Objectives For Married Couples

Getting married can be financially beneficial for a number of reasons, but it also provides more responsibility. This responsibility comes from combining extended families, and providing for those family members in the case of a sudden death. The following article highlights estate planning objectives for married couples...

Many couples prefer estate plans that maintain their privacy when given the choice. Nevertheless, this tends to not be a dominant issue with most couples. Recently, however, there has been a significant increase in elderly individuals being the targets of fraudulent schemes and borderline fraudulent solicitations. As a result, to the extent than an estate plan can protect a married couple’s privacy especially as they age, this may help protect the surviving spouse from being targeted by such schemes.

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