When you are creating your estate plan, it is imperative that you have an experienced and knowledgeable estate planning attorney help you. There are many pitfalls that can occur. Below are a few reasons why conflicts may occur, including:
Make sure you see an attorney to help ensure there will not be any possible will challenges or conflicts with your estate! Here are several reasons why conflicts occur:
- You don’t have a will at all or your existing will has not been updated recently.
- Your will is unclear, ambiguous and not written properly.
- Your Power of Attorney was poorly written or the powers are abused by the agent.
- You do not communicate with your family about your expectations and desires.
- You make unequal distributions to children without any explanation to them.
- Your new will and previous will(s) contradict each other.
- Your will is written while you are incompetent.
- There are conflicts in a trust between current beneficiaries and what’s left for the contingent beneficiaries.
If you need assistance with creating a comprehensive estate plan that will avoid family conflicts, contact The Curran Law Firm.
