How Do You Define the Beneficiaries of Your Trust?

How Do You Define the Beneficiaries of Your Trust?

Who are your descendants? In the past, the definition of descendant was straightforward: a person who can be traced back to a specific ancestor through the same bloodlines. But planning for today’s more diverse family structures now encompasses much more than...
Planning for Stepchildren and Step-Grandchildren

Planning for Stepchildren and Step-Grandchildren

The structure of families has changed in the United States: According to statistics cited by the Pew Research Center, six out of ten women who remarry are in blended families, and in about half of those remarriages, stepchildren live with the remarried couple. If you...