Print this form to assist in preparing and assembling necessary documents and information for an estate plan review.
A. Basic financial information.
1. Assets (other than insurance and company/employee benefit and deferred compensation plans). To determine how assets are titled refer to brokerage account names, stock and deposit certificates, deeds, vehicle titles and bank books. A current title report for each parcel of real estate is recommended. Indicate asset values net of liens.
Description Actual or Estimated Value How titled
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Total assets: $______________________
2. Liabilities:
Description Balance Debtor Creditor
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Total liabilities: $________________________
B. Insurance
The attorney will need to review your policies and beneficiary designations, including any policies with benefits arising at your death(s).
Insurer Type of contract Current Value Beneficiaries
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C. List all retirement plans, deferred compensation agreements, and employee benefit plans. Your attorney will need to review written documentation for each account, including beneficiary designation forms, election forms, account agreements, and summary plan descriptions.
Type Issuer or Administrator Current Value
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D. Closely held business interests
A determination should be made of the current value of such interests. The attorney will need to review organizational and financial status documentation, including any redemption, buy-sell or other business succession agreements.
Name of businesses Form of Organization (Corp., LLC ,etc.) Nature of interest
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E. Personal information
On the next page list yourself first, followed by all relevant family members including grandchildren or other dependants, and any former spouse(s). The attorney will need to review your existing estate planning documents (as well as your spouse's, if available) including powers of attorney, wills, trusts and any marital property agreements.
Name Relationship Age Occupation Special Needs?
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F. Trusts of which you are a beneficiary or have a power of appointment over.
If you or your spouse is a beneficiary, or has power to determine distributions or recipients, of a trust (other than your own revocable trust) identify the trusts and describe the interests or powers.
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G. Are you and your spouse U.S. citizens?________________________________
H. Total lifetime taxable gifts made by you _____________________
by your
spouse____________________
The attorney will need to review copies of previously filed gift tax returns, if any.
I. Special concerns or objectives
Record any special concerns or objectives you wish to address with regard to your estate plan, or leave it blank and discuss it with your attorney.
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