Top 6 Reasons to Update Your Estate Plan

Estate plans are a lot like cars—they need to be maintained in order to work effectively. The only thing worse than not having a plan at all is having a plan that is out of date and no longer accomplishes your goals for your family!

Life is not stagnant. It evolves. So should your estate plan. If your estate plan has been sitting on a shelf or lying in a drawer gathering dust, it's likely time for it to be updated or, at the very least, reviewed by an estate planning attorney. Aside from the mere passage of time, here are six reasons or signs that you need to update your estate plan: