Divorce Update Plan

Divorced or divorcing? Update your plan before it’s too late.

A divorce decree divides what you own today. It does not rewrite your will, your trust, or the beneficiary forms on your retirement accounts and life insurance. Until you update them, a former spouse may still inherit or make decisions for you.

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The short answer

Some state laws revoke gifts to a former spouse in a will or trust, but beneficiary forms on retirement accounts and life insurance often control no matter what. Update every document and every form.

Do this first

✓List every account with a beneficiary form

✓Ask for copies of your current will, trust, and powers of attorney

✓Decide who should manage money for your children if they inherit young

What happens without a plan

What can go wrong after a divorce

Retirement and life insurance

Without a plan

The beneficiary form may still name your former spouse, and a plan administrator may be required to pay them.

With the Divorce Update Plan

Every beneficiary form is updated, and we check each one with you.

Decisions if you are incapacitated

Without a plan

An old power of attorney or health care directive may still name your former spouse.

With the Divorce Update Plan

New agents you trust are named, and old documents are revoked.

Children who inherit

Without a plan

Money left to minor children may be managed by their other parent, your former spouse.

With the Divorce Update Plan

A trust for your children names the trustee you choose.

What the plan includes

A clean plan for your new chapter

New will

Replaces your old will and names guardians and executors you choose now.

Revocable living trust

Holds your assets for your children with a trustee you trust, and keeps them out of probate.

Children’s trust

Manages an inheritance until the age you choose, instead of handing it over at 18.

New powers of attorney

Financial and health care agents who are not your former spouse.

Beneficiary review

We go through each retirement account and policy and tell you exactly what to change.

Deeds and titles

We help retitle property you received in the divorce into your trust.

Questions

Common questions

Every family is different. A 15-minute call with a licensed attorney answers the rest.

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Does my divorce automatically cancel my will?

Laws differ by state, and they generally reach only certain gifts to a former spouse. They do not fix everything, and they may not reach beneficiary forms. The safe step is a new plan.

Should I update my plan before the divorce is final?

Often, yes. Some changes are allowed while the case is pending and some are restricted by court order. We will tell you what you can change now and what must wait.

What about my children’s inheritance?

Without a trust, money left to a minor child is often managed by the other parent. A children’s trust lets you choose the trustee and the age they receive it.

How long does it take?

Most updates are signed within a few weeks of the planning meeting.

Close the old chapter the right way.

In 15 minutes, a licensed attorney will tell you what your family needs and quote the flat fee in writing.

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