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The Do’s and Don’ts of Estate Planning

By Blethen Berens|2022-11-21T14:48:03-06:00October 18th, 2022|Blog Article, General, News Archives|

When it comes to estate planning and farm succession it can be hard to know what to do. What are your options? What makes the most sense for your family and your farm situation? Here are just a few of the many questions you might have about estate planning and farm succession. Where do I start? Start with your existing professional advisors. An estate planning attorney is the most critical professional advisor, but your accountant, lender, insurance agent, and investment advisor will all have valuable input about making the farm succession a success for you and the next generation. This is not the time to replace

Estate Planning: Critical for Every Chapter of Life

By Blethen Berens|2022-03-08T22:43:59-06:00March 8th, 2022|Blog Article, General, News Archives|

Young & Growing Families Estate planning is often not front-of-mind for young adults, but as your family grows there are important considerations and protections that estate planning can help with. For example, a will can nominate a guardian for your children if both parents pass. You may also want to establish a trust to ensure protection of your financial assets until your children reach a certain age. An estate planning attorney can help guide you through each of these decisions, the considerations that go along with them, and can help establish an estate plan that gives you peace of mind and

Protect Your Family With a Will

By Blethen Berens|2016-08-18T08:56:45-05:00August 18th, 2016|News Archives|

August is designated as National Make a Will Month. Like life insurance, a Will is not a subject that most people want to talk about. However, a Will is necessary to ensure that your family, particularly your children, are taken care of when you are gone. Think of it as a gift to him/her or them. If your Will is in place and something happens to you, your children are protected in that you can name a person in your Will to act as their guardian and to oversee the assets you leave behind.For adult children, you protect the family

The Do’s and Don’ts of Estate Planning

Estate Planning: Critical for Every Chapter of Life

Protect Your Family With a Will

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