Designate who will manage your affairs if you become disabled,
and when you pass away.

Plan for Medicaid and its impact on your estate if you must go
into a nursing home.

Avoid guardianship/ conservatorship, during your lifetime and
probate when you pass away.

Protect children from a prior marriage if you pass away first.

Protect assets inherited by your heirs from lawsuits, divorces
and other claims.

Impose discipline upon children (and/or grandchildren) who may not
be capable or experienced in managing money.

Provide for special needs children and grandchildren.

Insure that a specific portion of your estate actually gets to
grandchildren, charities, etc.

Protect a portion of your estate if you pass away first and your
surviving spouse remarries.

Address different needs of different children.

Prevent or discourage challenges to your estate plan.

Reward/encourage heirs who make smart life decisions, and
prevent the depletion of your estate by those who do not make smart choices.

Assure an education for children/grandchildren, despite what
they (or their parents) dream of doing with the inheritance.

“Brady-Bunch” family estate planning: assure the step-parent
doesn’t spend your children’s inheritance and/or provide for a spouse by
sacrificing the intended legacy for children of a prior marriage

Pursue charitable goals you may not otherwise feel you can
afford. Considerably cutting probate expenses allows you to also leave a legacy
to a charitable organization you admire