ESTATE PLANNNG QUESTIONNAIRE

1.                                                                                                                                           
    Your Name S.S.N. Telephone

                                             

U.S. Citizen ?                                  
   Date of Birth
2.                                                                                                    
If Married, Name of Spouse S.S.N.
                                              U.S. Citizen ?                                  
   Spouse's Date of Birth
3.                                                                                                        
     Mailing Address
4.                                                                                                         
    City or County of Residence

5. Names and ages of all children. Please list all children, whether now living or deceased, and indicate whether any are adopted or are children from a prior marriage, etc.

__________________________________________
Name
__________________________________________
Date of Birth
__________________________________________
Name
__________________________________________
Date of Birth
__________________________________________
Name
__________________________________________
Date of Birth
(Continue with additional names on reverse side.)

6. Do you own any real estate or personal property located out of state?

 

7. If married, have you, during this marriage, lived in Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Washington, or Wisconsin?

8. Do you have any trusts for yourself or other family members? Are you a party to any Buy-Sell Agreement, Stock Purchase Agreement or Partnership? If so, please bring a copy of the trust or other document to our appointment.

9. Please indicate approximate size of the estate. (NOTE: Include value of life insurance death benefits, retirement plans, investments, equity in real estate, bank accounts (even if only as a joint tenant), debts owed to you, business interests, interests in a trust where you have a right to withdraw assets for yourself or others, and all other assets):

$50,000                          $150,000                   $500,000                   More than $625,000

$1,000,000                      More than $3,000,000                   More than $5,000,000

10. Please provide a summary of your assets on the attached sheets "A" and "B". Indicate how property is owned (your name, spouse's name, or joint names), include cash value and face value of life insurance and beneficiary, and value of all assets taken into account in answering # 9 above. You may substitute a recent financial statement for sheets "A" and "B". If you have questions about any of your assets, such as the form of ownership or beneficiary designation, please bring in the relevant paperwork.

11. Do any of your beneficiaries legal minors, suffer from significant health problems, have difficulty in managing money, or are financially at risk? Who?

12. Identify persons to occupy the following positions in your estate plan:

Trustee ________________________________________________________

Alternate Trustee ________________________________________________

Executor _______________________________________________________

Alternate Executor _______________________________________________

Guardian for Minor Children ________________________________________

 

SHEET "A"

 

Asset Summary

Husband

Wife

Joint

Life Insurance

______________________________________________________________________________

Residence

______________________________________________________________________________

Other Real Property

______________________________________________________________________________

Bank Accounts

______________________________________________________________________________

Marketable Securities

______________________________________________________________________________

Tangible Personal Property

______________________________________________________________________________

Other Substantial Assets

(Including Retirement Plan Accounts)

______________________________________________________________________________

Subtotal:

$__________

$__________

$__________

Less Debts:

  __________

  __________

  __________

Estimated Net

Estate:

$__________

$__________

$__________

NOTES:

SHEET "B"

 

Life Insurance

Company

Face Amount

Owner

Insured

Beneficiary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY

A durable power of attorney is an instrument authorizing another person(s) to act as an agent in specified matters, such as business affairs, and which becomes, or remains, effective even if the principal becomes disabled.

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. I authorize the following person (or persons) to be my agent(s) and hold the durable power of attorney:

(If two agents are named, and one dies or becomes incapacitated, the other can act, eliminating the need for successor agents.)

(A) ________________________, of ________________________, (_____)_________________.

Optional:

(B) ________________________, of ________________________, (_____)_________________.

2. Such agents may act: (Check one) A) singly__, or jointly__.
(Authorizing the agents to act singly, facilitates transactions if one is unavailable. On the other hand, requiring unanimity may operate as a safeguard against inappropriate action by a single agent.)

3. Please select on of the following: