Estate Planning

Little Thought-of Reasons to Complete an Estate Plan

By Greg Herman-Giddens

So maybe the prospect of protecting your family, preserving your assets, and saving taxes doesn't motivate you to get your estate planning done.  If so, here are some less-mentioned benefits of completing a plan with an estate planning attorney:

• You'll outdo the Joneses - most likely, you are better prepared than your colleagues, neighbors and friends. 
• You will have good reason to have a home safe or safe deposit box - for storage of your will.  It's also good for the cash you are keeping under the mattress.
• You will have a handsome estate planning binder that makes a great coffee table book.
• You will feel important as so many trees died for you.
• You get to say, "well, my lawyer....."

Full post as published by North Carolina Estate Planning Blog on October 20, 2010 (boomark / email).