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I Am Too Young for an Estate Plan
No matter what age you are, you are too old not to have an estate plan. Death isn’t something for which we can make an appointment. In your line of work, you know how sudden events can change everything. Accidents can and do happen to anyone at any time.
Additionally, if you have young children, you must have an estate plan. Naming guardians for your children is one of the most important things you can do. If you do not do so, then the probate court decides who gets custody of the kids, and the court controls the money until they are 18 years old. And the kids get everything at 18. Not a good plan.
Living Trusts Are Complicated and Expensive
The exact opposite is true. A living trust is an estate plan
that you manage during your lifetime without restrictions or complications. The trust then efficiently passes your assets to your chosen beneficiaries after your death. At the end of your life, or if you become incapacitated, if you have property or bank accounts in your name, they are at risk of probate. If you title your assets in the name of your trust now, you thereby avoid probate. Your trustee takes care of all distributions to your chosen beneficiaries. Included in a living trust are finan- cial and health care power of attorney documents.
The cost of a living trust is considerably less than the price of a will and its probate costs. And as a member of FOP Lodge 7, you and your family members are entitled to a 50 percent reduced fee on a complete living trust estate plan.
What the Zoom Is Going On?
Today, you don’t even have to leave your house to complete an estate plan. All documents, witnesses and notarizations can be accomplished via Zoom conferencing. Of course, you always have the option to come to our office. We are in the West Loop, 12th District, and your parking is free.
Your best plan? Call today and lock in your reduced rate and start your living trust right now, or call us at 312-559-8400 or visit our website for further information and registration on- line at www.tuohylawoffices.com.
Tom Tuohy is the founder of Tuohy Law Offices and the FOP Benefits Plan. He has been a police lawyer for 37 years. His fa- ther was a CPD detective, and his grandfather was CPD chief of major investigations.
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