Building Legacies that Last Estate Planning and Elder Law

Estate Planning for Blended Families


Every family is unique and after divorce many people remarry, creating and blending families.  You may wonder about how to do estate planning to take care of the needs of your new spouse and your children from a prior relationship, and this is where Profit Law Firm is here to offer expert assistance.

There are estate planning solutions that allow you to protect your second spouse after your death and your children from a first or second marriage.  When you do estate planning now, you can create several estate plans, with different trusts.  Some trusts contain assets and are written to provide income to your second spouse during their lifetime.  When your second spouse dies, however, the assets in the trust can be distributed to children.

There are several ways to create these trusts so that your estate has the flexibility to reduce the combined estate taxes paid by the two spouses.  Different trusts have different requirements to take action to reduce estate costs.  To learn more about how to provide generously for all your heirs, contact us by phone or online to schedule a consultation. When your family has many layers, why not create a trust or estate planning documents that address the needs of all family members.