{"id":525,"date":"2021-08-05T05:49:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estateplandesigncenter.com\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2021-09-24T09:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:48:59","slug":"what-is-estate-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/estateplandesigncenter.com\/what-is-estate-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Estate Planning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\">At its simplest, estate planning is the process of putting a plan in place to ensure a person\u2019s wishes regarding their property, personal and financial care, and family are honored when they die or become incapacitated and cannot make those decisions on their own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">A plan can include the following considerations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">Who will receive a person\u2019s property when they die and how it should be received<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">Who should serve as guardian of any minor children<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">Who is best qualified to make a person\u2019s health care decisions in the event they cannot speak for themselves<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">Who should make financial decisions for a person if they become incapacitated<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">What are a person\u2019s end-of-life instructions, such as whether or not they would like to be resuscitated, be kept on life support or receive artificial hydration and nutrition if they are in a persistent vegetative state or terminal medical condition, or whether they wish to donate organs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">How a person can provide for family members with special needs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">How a person can provide for loved ones who may need future protection from creditors or in divorce<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">How a person can transfer their business upon their retirement, disability, or death<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">How a person can minimize taxes, court costs, and unnecessary expenses and legal fees<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\">And much more!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\">Estate planning should be an ongoing process, not a one-time event. 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