{"id":8083,"date":"2020-01-09T17:09:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T00:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/?p=8083"},"modified":"2020-01-03T17:10:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T00:10:18","slug":"the-biggest-new-year-estate-planning-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/the-biggest-new-year-estate-planning-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"THE BIGGEST NEW YEAR ESTATE PLANNING MISTAKES"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney<\/p>\n

Both a new year and a new decade are upon us. Because of this, now is a great time to review your own written estate planning documents and make sure that they are valid, and more importantly that they accomplish what you want. Sometimes it\u2019s difficult to understand what estate planning documents do. For this reason, I often work with my clients in reviewing their estate plan, discussing what their estate plan accomplishes, and then help them in making any updates or changes to the estate plan the client wants to get done for the new year. I\u2019ve helped clients accomplish this for more than 20 years and I\u2019m confident that I can help you too!<\/p>\n

So, what are the biggest mistakes people make with their estate plan in a new year? Below are the four most common mistakes that are made. I list these to help you understand the things that you should be thinking about to make sure that your estate plan is updated and accomplishes what you want it to do.<\/p>\n

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