TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1
Estate Planning in Louisiana
Why is everything so different?
2
Louisiana Community Property
Marriage is an equal partnership – sort of
3
Forced Heirship
What if I don’t want to leave it
to my kids?
4
Power of Attorney
Who will take care of me and my
money?
5
Louisiana Intestate Laws
What Happens When You Die Without and Will?
6
Your Last Will and Testament
Maybe the most important document you ever sign
7
Protect Your Children and Grandchildren
How to preserve your assets from taxes, Long term
care costs, and your children’s divorces and poor
spending habits
8
Multiple Marriages
Protect your second spouse AND your children
from your first spouse
9
Death and Taxes
Shakespeare said it best
10
Usufruct
What in the heck is a “usufruct?”
11
Living Wills
Making your wishes known about
life support
machines
12
Trusts
Trusts can be a great tool – but
don’t believe
everything you hear
13
Medicaid Planning
How to Pay for the Nursing Home
14
Successions and Probate
Handling legal matters when a loved one dies
15
Nonprobate Assets
These are important and often overlooked
16
Estate Planning Letter of Last Instructions
Make it easy for your loved ones
17
Get Started
It’s not as painful as you might
think
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