Next Sunday, October 18, 2015, is the official start of the 2015 National Estate Planning Awareness Week (“EP Week”). No, EP Week is not a creation of Epiphany Law, LLC (“Epiphany Law”). In fact, we can’t take any credit for EP Week. EP Week is a Congressional creation. Yes, Congress created EP Week because estate planning is that important. In conjunction with the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils, in 2008 Congress declared the third week of each October as National Estate Planning Awareness Week. That means for a full week, from October 18 – October 24, we, as Americans, are to promote estate planning awareness. This year Epiphany Law is doing its part by, among other things, publishing a series of articles. You will be receiving a copy of each of those articles, this being the first of six. Yup, you will be receiving six articles from Epiphany Law over the next week. We can only imagine your excitement! In all seriousness, though, it is estimated that over 120 million Americans do not have an up-to-date estate plan. Without question, this makes estate planning one of the most overlooked items on an individual’s to-do list. Whether a person has $50,000 or $50,000,000, they will benefit from a well drafted estate plan. After all, estate planning is more than Wills and Trusts. As one can easily see, estate planning is a necessity for nearly every American. If done right, estate planning should make life easier on the planner and the planner’s family, plus save thousands of dollars. Who wouldn’t want to ease their family’s burden and likely save money along the way? The purpose of this article is to inform you of what’s coming, while providing some useful content. It’s our first step to promote estate planning awareness. Beginning next Monday, October 19, we will post daily articles about estate planning. Each article will focus on a specific aspect of estate planning, and the articles will increase with complexity as the week progresses. We will explain Wills and Trusts, discuss the benefits of the Power of Attorney documents, and even take a look at special trust vehicles used for Medicaid planning and IRA inheritance planning. Our goal is education. It really is that simple. If we can teach everyone a few things about estate planning, and share information about some amazing tools, we believe we have done our part to promote EP Week. Of course, if something along the way triggers your interest, or you simply have more questions, do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience. We hope you find Epiphany Law’s participation in National Estate Planning Awareness Week beneficial and informational.
Yours Truly,
Epiphany Law Estate Planning Team
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