How to Talk to Your Children About Estate Planning

It’s often said that timing is everything and with the conversation of estate planning, it’s crucial. Start the conversation comfortably by choosing a positive and serene environment, which helps create a calm atmosphere. It’s essential not to wait until it’s too late to have necessary conversations and make adequate plans. Find a spot that is meaningful to you and your children, being sure to work around differing schedules, so everyone can be in attendance and receptive. Our team at Zaremba Center has years of experience in helping families navigate these conversations.

Sincere intentions are a great way to start the conversation of estate planning with your children. It’s vital to be clear to your children that you’re initiating these talks out of concern and with their best interest in mind. Work on establishing the importance of proper plans being understood and explain how much easier it makes things for them, come the time. At Zaremba Center, we help those in Williamsburg start these stressful conversations and turn them into sincere empowerment and consideration for your loved ones.

Having the critical conversations necessary about death, estate planning, and elder law, is never easy. However, when everyone involved can understand the importance and benefits of having this conversation, it turns from a critical to a caring conversation. A great viewpoint to help their comprehension is using an example of an estate that was improperly handled, versus an estate that was talked about and planned for. At Zaremba Center, our attorneys would be happy to help you initiate these conversations with a clear perspective.