Fact: Your estate plan can become outdated.

• As we grow older, our lives change. So too do our assets, relationships, and circumstances. An estate plan from ten, twenty, or longer may lead distributions totally anathema to your current wishes.

• Therefore, it is important to periodically checkup on your estate plan with time to ensure your plan doesn't fall victim to time. ​

Fact: New estate planning techniques are constantly being developed. 

• Estate planning is constantly evolving, and new legal techniques are constantly being developed that could save you and heirs money. 

• Reassessing your estate plan and inquiring on new developments could allow you to benefit from these new developments. 

Fallacy: An estate plan is always done correctly. 

• While a general practice attorney might be able to craft a simple will or trust, complicated estate matters are best handled by attorneys specializing in estate planning. 

• If you feel unconfident in your estate plan, allow us to review it for you and examine whether changes must be made. 

• If a will was created under duress by an external party, then it may be found invalid.