It used to be that people would use a ‘family tree’ to describe their familial relationships. Today, it is more like a ‘family bush’.
Children are born without the benefit of the parents being married, people are married-divorced-remarried and the traditional family that is the basis of most state’s default estate distribution statutes just doesn’t handle these situations appropriately.
Who should inherit when a person dies? Is it the children of that person? The current spouse? What about the children of the spouse that the step-parent raised for most of their life?
What would happen to your estate if your spouse remarries and has other children after your death? Or possibly your spouse gets remarried and then divorced? Would the estate that you worked so hard to establish become the property of your spouse’s new ex?
These are confusing questions, but they are not unsolvable. In order to handle these cases appropriately, you should have the benefit of an estate plan developed by a legal professional that knows how to make sure that your wishes are followed.
We are having a free, public, informational seminar on Saturday, August 17, 2024 in the meeting room of the Tabb Library located at 100 Long Green Blvd. in Yorktown (across from the YMCA). The Seminar is scheduled from 10:30 to 11:30 and we will be discussing these issues and how they might be addressed.
Please join us for this informational seminar.
If you are unable to attend this particular seminar, check out our seminar page to see if there is another seminar or time that fits better with your schedule.
If you have questions about this or any other legal topic, please feel free to contact us at 757-234-4650 or visit our website at www.BeaversLaw.com.
