That s why it s critical to maintain meaningful and ongoing communication among all concerned parties.
Estate plans for blended families.
Mike and carol brady were the iconic blended family each bringing 3 children into the marriage and raising them as one big happy family.
Estate planning considerations for blended families by jennifer l.
Blended families can face complex estate planning challenges.
How to estate plan with blended families.
While any estate planning must be done on a case by case basis the following are options to consider for blended families.
This trend has resulted in a large number of blended families with special.
Not only are the financial issues of blended families more complex but the emotional issues around those decisions are much more intense especially when dealing with the competing.
In today s world many first marriages end in divorce.
Estate planning for blended families second marriage and step children require special planning to ensure your spouse and your children are protected.
Issues can arise between spouses or between children and their spouses.
Typically individuals in blended families want to provide for the spouse as well as the children from the previous marriage.
Of those divorced from their first spouse over half will remarry.
At the canadian institute of financial planners 16th annual national conference in halifax on tuesday.
Estate planning for these individuals is much more complicated than it is for any other group.
Financial planners need to work closely and continuously with blended families to ensure their often diverse and complex financial goals are met successfully said jacqueline power director of tax and estate planning with toronto based mackenzie financial corp.
If it s deemed an existing estate plan doesn t provide adequate support.
4 tips on getting it right.
Estate planning for blended families.
As a result a tremendous number of blended families exist in the united states today a blended family is defined as a family that includes children from a previous marriage of one spouse or both.
I wonder what their estate planning looked like.
Drafting an estate plan by no means ensures a smoothly blended family.