WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING
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will is a legal document outlining how your assets should be distributed after your death, while estate planning is a broader process that includes a will and other documents to manage your assets
and health decisions both before and after death.
Will:
- Focus: Distributes assets after death; names beneficiaries; designates guardians for minor children.
- Timing: Becomes effective only upon death.
- Scope: Limited to post-death asset distribution and guardianship.
Estate Planning:
- Focus: Manages assets and health decisions both during life and after death.
- Timing: Many documents (e.g., power of attorney, healthcare directive) can be effective during your
lifetime.
- Scope: Broader than a will, encompassing various documents and strategies.
- Examples: Includes a will, trusts, powers of attorney (financial and healthcare), and healthcare
directives.
- Benefits: Can help protect assets and ensure your wishes are carried out during incapacitation and after death, including
managing financial affairs and medical care.
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