By: Drazen Rubin Law LLC
If you have gone through, or are in the middle of a divorce, updating your wills, trusts, healthcare directives
and other estate planning documents is probably the last thing on your mind.
After all, you’ve likely come through months or years of dealing with lawyers, legal fees and trying to work
though tough issues such as the division of assets, custody issues, child support and more.
No doubt estate planning can feel like an added burden during an already difficult time.
Yet, if you do not update your legal documents before, during or AFTER your divorce, you could experience one of
the following nightmares:
If the idea of your ex-spouse having so much control makes you shudder it’s critical to update your beneficiary
designations and other estate planning documents to prevent your ex-spouse from inheriting money or remaining in
positions of authority.
We can help ensure this never happens to you…
When Warren Hillman died in 2008 at the age of 66, his assets included a life insurance policy worth $124,558.03. For the past five years his ex-wife and his widow have been fighting over that money. Today the U.S. Supreme Court found that Judy Maretta, who Hillman divorced 10 years before he died, was entitled to every penny of it. (The Court’s decision in Hillman v. Maretta.)
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My name is Franklin Drazen and I am a local estate planning attorney in Milford.
My law firm, Drazen Rubin Law, LLC offers a collaborative approach to support you in getting your estate plan
updated after divorce.
I have created an educational resource titled, “Stay In Control During And After Your Divorce… And Make Sure That
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