Family Law

Estate Planning and Divorce in Mississippi

By Robert M. Kisselburgh, Esq.

When you divorced, did you modify your estate plan?

For many couples going through divorce, the focus is on the divorce process and its aftermath. With the wave of emotions involved in the divorce, many forget about their estate plan. Ask yourself some simple questions which apply both during and after the divorce process.

• Do you want your soon-to-be ex-spouse making the decisions are to your medical care should you become disabled?


• Do you want your soon-to-be ex-spouse to get all your money should you die?


• Have you updated the beneficiary forms for your life insurance?


• Have you updated the beneficiary forms for your retirement plan?


• Have you updated your Will removing your spouse as a beneficiary?


• Have you updated your trusts removing your spouse as a beneficiary?

Full post as published by Mississippi Family Law Blog on July 08, 2008 (boomark / email).