Estate planning traps: common estate transfer mistakes and how to avoid them

摘要

If you're like three out of 10 Americans, Uncle Sam will be the clean-up hitter when you die. The game doesn't have to end lace mat, however, if you start making estate transfer plans now. Procrastination is the leading cause of estate plans that never quite make it on paper, says Bob Fetsch, family life specialist at Colorado State University (CSU). He says too: many producers have good intentions of preparing a will but don't get it done, and their children have to worry about the estate after they' re gone.