“While conventional estate plans focus on a “traditional” family notion of one husband, one wife, and their children, families today often involve far more complex relationships.  Thus, modern-day families often present unique planning issues, such as the need to satisfy obligations under marital agreements, the goal to provide simultaneously for both the surviving spouse and children from prior relationships, and the desire to ensure “fair” treatment of children from prior relationships, all while minimizing potential conflicts between the spouse and those same children. The acquisition of life insurance, as well as other “tweaks” to the conventional core plan, can address these objectives.”

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