Everyone Needs a Will

Though it is not pleasant to think about one’s own passing, it is important to prepare a will that will dictate how your personal and financial matters will be handled when the time comes. Dying without a will, which is called dying intestate, can lead to very serious consequences. Without a will, state law will decide which heirs receive the estate’s assets and under what conditions. Dying intestate may fail to protect a surviving spouse’s interests, or enable the government to appoint who it wants as children’s guardians or trustees. It may also levy greater taxation on estate’s assets.
Please contact us for assistance at Stampone Law if you answer “no” to any of the following questions:

• Do you have a will?
  
• Is your present will up-to-date?
  
• Do you know how much tax will be imposed on your estate?
  
• Have you planned strategies to reduce your estate taxes?
  
• Is there any plan in place to pay estate taxes without selling property you wouldn’t want sold when the estate is settled?