Published April 25, 2019

What You Don’t Know About Estate Planning

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Written by Liz Jones

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You may think you know all about the process of estate planning, and that’s why you haven’t done it yet. However, you have assets, investments, and children to think about.


Your impression of estate planning is that it involves a lot of decisions related to your mortality that you don’t want to think about plus there’s considerable time and money to put an estate plan and living trust together.


Here’s what you may not know about estate planning:

  • It helps you plan for your life now, including any unexpected situations where you might become incapacitated due to an accident or medical condition. You’ll be able to have someone handle financial and medical decisions for you.

  • You can help your children avoid the arduous, expensive, and stressful California probate process. Instead, there will be a smooth transition for the distribution of assets.

  • You will be able to designate how your children receive assets long after you are gone.

  • If you have special needs children, you’ll be able to plan for their future, giving you peace of mind.

  • All you need to do is schedule an appointment with an estate planning professional and bring nothing with you. That’s because they do the work for you, providing guidance based on your unique needs.


Find out more about how easy it is to make these critical decisions by watching the video as Liz Jones of Jones Realty Group sits down with a trusted colleague, Jeffrey Nickerson of Nickerson Law.


Visit Nickerson Law to get started today!


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