Tag: Remarriage

Navigating Estate Planning for Remarriage in Retirement with Amy June (Ep. 42)

Navigating Estate Planning for Remarriage in Retirement with Amy June (Ep. 42)

Estate planning is crucial, especially for those remarrying later in life.

What happens when life changes and your estate plan doesn’t? 

Amy June, an estate planning attorney focused on helping clients navigate life events, joins Eric Blake to share advice on navigating remarriage, blended families, and protecting your legacy. Learn strategies to ensure your loved ones are cared for while avoiding legal pitfalls.

Amy discusses:

  • The importance of creating or updating your estate plan before or shortly after remarriage
  • Key estate planning documents every individual or couple should have
  • Common challenges with blended families and strategies to address them
  • How to align beneficiary designations with your overall estate plan
  • The role of prenuptial agreements in safeguarding assets and clarifying intentions
  • And more!

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About Our Guest: 

Amy June is licensed in and serves clients throughout Texas and California, specializing in estate planning and asset protection. She has a wide range of experience in-house with large companies and entrepreneurial startups and as a litigator with an Am-Law 100 law firm. She has seen what the lack of a firm business foundation and effective estate planning can do and has the experience and knowledge so that her clients avoid those expensive, time-consuming, and heartbreaking consequences.

She also has a demonstrated history of working in the community and is highly respected by her peers and clients. She takes a human, empathetic approach, eliminating the fear and intimidation of speaking with a lawyer. She invests time and energy in understanding her clients’ history, goals, and values, and is dedicated to using that knowledge to help people navigate their needs and those of their loved ones, now and in the future.

Top 5 Questions on Social Security Survivor Benefits (Ep. 37)

Top 5 Questions on Social Security Survivor Benefits (Ep. 37)

Social Security survivor benefits are a vital source of financial stability for many women, but how can you ensure you maximize these benefits when planning for retirement?

In this episode of The Simply Retirement Podcast, Eric Blake dives into the intricacies of Social Security survivor benefits and how they impact retirement planning. 

Eric focuses on the top questions from clients and more about eligibility, the application process, and strategic considerations around survivor benefits. Tune in to discover how to maximize your benefits and make informed decisions that align with your retirement plans.

Eric discusses: 

  • Eligibility criteria and crucial timelines for Social Security survivor benefits
  • Impact of remarriage on survivor benefits and critical ages to consider
  • The importance of timing for filing and how it affects benefit amounts
  • Integration of Social Security benefits with other income sources for a balanced financial strategy
  • And more!

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