Introduction
Imagine leaving all your wealth and money to your child or spouse and the creditors coming in and taking everything and leaving them nothing. What about the pregnant woman who had the accident, but since the legal document does not clarify who you should save, does the doctor save the fetus on your wife or vice versa?
The couple divorced, and no one wanted to believe it would happen, but it did. Imagine you were away from your spouse but not officially divorced, and you get everything when you die.
In these situations and for individuals and couples like you, more problems occur every day. Common reasons people do not pre-arrange are pride, denial, and lack of education in real estate planning.
What are the consequences that can result from the lack of estate planning?
Pay real estate costs.
For some real estate, costs are a significant consequence of unplanned or improper planning. A prepaid fee for establishing a trust (usually avoiding the probate process) can save thousands of dollars in court and lawyer costs. The Trust avoids the probate process’s many legal costs, taxes, and complexity. Your intent, written in detail and confirmed in a will or Trust, will also help prevent your property from being challenged. This can lead to high legal costs.
Avoidable legal fees
Real estate planning lawyers make most of their money when people aren’t planning how it works. For example, someone dies without a property plan. Not only did the family go through the process of mourning, planning a funeral, and communicating with social groups, but the deceased failed in the plan, so he must go through a probate process. To pass this complex and costly legal system, they have to pay lawyers (usually on an hourly basis) to help them.
Your wish will not come true.
Failure to prepare property planning documents, such as wills, living wills, adult guardianship, and health insurance agents, poses a significant risk. You’re not ready for something entirely out of your control.
Not all families are the same. For example, many families have complex arrangements in which not all relatives talk to each other, or friends are more valued than relatives.
Harmony of the destroyed family
Improper planning can disrupt family harmony by giving money directly to a child or spouse. In addition, without proper estate planning, beneficiaries receiving lump sum payments may not know what to do with such inheritances or may make them believe that their lifestyle has more than they can handle.
Most will instruct spouses and children to play in one lump sum.
Your legacy has been ruined.
Another common situation is to give directly to siblings responsible for giving to others because parents have children who are not as reliable as others. Then, suddenly, the uninherited brother sues the estate.
What happens in this case? First, you need to hire a lawyer to protect the rights of the beneficiaries. Beneficiaries are usually paid from the property’s property (which reduces the property’s value).
Effective property planning has many positive benefits, including minimizing taxes, maintaining family harmony, providing your family with a smooth transition, and providing you with the peace of mind you deserve.
By planning, you can decide on the ideal situation for you rather than letting the state choose. For example, many would be surprised that they didn’t want to spend money on probate issues. However, later found that they would cost four times as much because they didn’t.
Conclusion
Appropriate planning can avoid this, as statutory costs are minimal due to conscious efforts before death. Not only does your property hold more money, but it is also more available to the beneficiaries to inherit. However, the family copes with the stress during the inherently tricky times of their lives. If you do not have a declaration of your wealth distribution, the state will provide you with general inheritance orders. Moreover, that may not be satisfactory.
