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Estate Planning Essentials: Navigating Key Components of an Estate Plan, Drafting Considerations, Planning Strategies

Pitfalls to Avoid When Structuring Wills, Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Healthcare and Guardianship Directives

A live 60-minute CLE video webinar


Tuesday, March 11, 2025

1:00pm-2:00pm EDT, 10:00am-11:00am PDT

Early Registration Discount Deadline, Friday, February 14, 2025

or call 1-800-926-7926

This CLE webinar will provide attorneys practical guidance on the core documents in developing an estate plan. The panel will discuss the essential components of an estate plan, including the structuring and use of a will, revocable living trust, durable power of attorney, healthcare directive, and guardianship directive. The panel will also discuss what these documents accomplish, how they interact, drafting considerations, and strategies that can be implemented when planning an estate.

Description

Estate planning should be undertaken by every person and failure to do so will subject an estate to probate proceedings under state laws. It's essential for attorneys to have a firm understanding of common trusts and estate planning documents and the nuances of various strategies to assist clients with their estate plan.

Attorneys assisting and guiding clients through the estate planning process must understand various mechanisms for passing assets to beneficiaries at death and how to plan for incapacitation. Counsel must consider key provisions and challenges of wills and revocable trusts, various documents for setting up an estate plan and protecting assets, naming guardians, and potential traps that must be avoided.

In addition, counsel must understand when to implement advanced estate planning concepts and their impact on estate taxation, gifts, and special needs planning.

Listen as our panel discusses essential components of an estate plan, including the structuring and use of a will, revocable living trust, durable power of attorney, healthcare directive, and guardianship directive. The panel will also discuss what these documents accomplish, how they interact, drafting considerations, and strategies that can be implemented when planning an estate.

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Outline

  1. Wills
  2. Trusts
  3. POAs, health and guardian directives
  4. Planning strategies to consider

Benefits

The panel will discuss these and other key issues:

  • Key components of an estate plan
  • Critical items and provisions that must be considered when structuring wills and trusts
  • Navigating beneficiary designations and distributions
  • Medical and financial powers of attorney
  • Ensuring client goals and best practices for trusts and estate attorneys to assist

Faculty

Martin, Kevin
Kevin C. Martin

Attorney
Kevin C. Martin, Attorney at Law

Mr. Martin stands out as an adept professional with over two decades of experience in estate planning, international...  |  Read More

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You may pre-order a recording to listen at your convenience. Recordings are available 48 hours after the webinar. Strafford will process CLE credit for one person on each recording. All formats include course handouts.

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