Introduction to Estate Planning

PROTECTING YOUR ESTATE
AND PROVIDING FOR THE PEOPLE
YOU CARE ABOUT

How to conserve your assets,
secure a lifetime income,
and provide for others

Clearly and withough apology, the Scriptures proclaim God as Creator and we are stewards of all creation. While we maintain a place of pre-eminence in creation, we are not the ultimate owners of our possessions. We are stewards of God's generous sharing of creation. God challenges us to be responsible with what has been placed in our care as co-workers, carrying out God's will and purpose for creation.

You probably would not deliberately dwindle your assets, nor create difficulties for your surviving family members. Yet considerable difficulties may be created and dollars unnecessarily lost toincome and estate taxes unless careful planning is executed now.

There are no boiler plate solutions to effectively conserve every estate. Your family and financial circumstances are certainly unique. However, the planning tools available today enable you to effectively meet your planning goals. Your estate and gift planning process is not a do-it-yourself project. Through careful consultation with your attorney, an effective comprehensive plan can be drafted as the foundation for your planning activities.

Don Hiscox, Associate Regional Minister of the Christian Church in the Upper Midwest, knows the importance of careful planning. He understands the emotions involved in working through a charitable estate planning process and is prepared to consult with you as you move forward with your plans.

		PROTECTING YOUR ESTATE AND PROVIDING FOR THE PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT How to conserve your assets, secure a lifetime income, and provide for others Clearly and withough apology, the Scriptures proclaim God as Creator and we are stewards of all creation. While we maintain a place of pre-eminence in creation, we are not the ultimate owners of our possessions. We are stewards of God's generous sharing of creation. God challenges us to be responsible with what has been placed in our care as co-workers, carrying out God's will and purpose for creation. You probably would not deliberately dwindle your assets, nor create difficulties for your surviving family members. Yet considerable difficulties may be created and dollars unnecessarily lost toincome and estate taxes unless careful planning is executed now. There are no boiler plate solutions to effectively conserve every estate. Your family and financial circumstances are certainly unique. However, the planning tools available today enable you to effectively meet your planning goals. Your estate and gift planning process is not a do-it-yourself project. Through careful consultation with your attorney, an effective comprehensive plan can be drafted as the foundation for your planning activities. Don Hiscox, Associate Regional Minister of the Christian Church in the Upper Midwest, knows the importance of careful planning. He understands the emotions involved in working through a charitable estate planning process and is prepared to consult with you as you move forward with your plans.		"Most of us are human enough to sit back occasionally and dream how we would like to perpetuate our name and influence."



				"Nobody owes any public duty to pay more taxes than the law demands; taxes are enforced sanctions, not voluntary contributions." -Judge Learned Hand



				"In all my 35 years in the practice of law, I have never had a client write a will and distribute the assets as the State would have." -A Practicing Attorney