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What is your current marital status?
This shapes the entire structure of your estate plan β from exemption thresholds to survivor protections and guardian planning.
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Single
Never married or not currently in a qualifying relationship
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Married
Currently married β first or subsequent marriage
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Divorced
Previously married, currently single
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Widowed
Surviving spouse β portability election may be available
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Do you have minor children under age 18?
Guardian designations are the most critical provision in any parent’s estate plan β and only a will can make them legally binding.
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Yes β I have minor children
Guardian designations and children’s trust provisions are critical
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No minor children
No children or all children are adults
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Expecting β planning ahead
Best time to put guardianship designations in place
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Tell us a little more about your children.
This helps determine what provisions your trust needs for guardian designations, children’s sub-trusts, and any special needs planning.
If yes, a Special Needs Trust share in your plan preserves their government benefits. An outright inheritance can eliminate them within 30 days.
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Yes
Special Needs Trust share needed
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No
Standard children’s trust provisions apply
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What is your estimated total estate value?
Include everything β home, retirement accounts, savings, investments, life insurance, and business interests. This determines which planning tools apply to your situation.
Married couples: include assets of both spouses. The 2026 federal estate tax exemption is $30,000,000 for a married couple using portability.
Individual exemption: the 2026 federal estate tax exemption is $15,000,000 per person.
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Under $1 million
Focus: probate avoidance, guardian designations, distribution planning
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$1 million β $5 million
Focus: trust planning, beneficiary protection, potential business succession
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$5 million β $20 million
Below $30M married exemption β income tax and probate planning primary focus
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Over $20 million
Federal estate tax planning required β advanced trust strategies apply
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I’m not sure
We’ll help estimate during your free consultation
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Under $1 million
Focus: probate avoidance, guardian designations, distribution planning
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$1 million β $3 million
Below the $15M federal exemption β trust planning and beneficiary protection
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$3 million β $7.5 million
Comprehensive trust planning β well below federal estate tax territory
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Over $7.5 million
May approach federal estate tax territory β advanced tax planning applies
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I’m not sure
We’ll help estimate during your free consultation
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Do you currently have an estate plan?
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No β starting fresh
No estate planning documents in place
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Yes β needs updating
Have documents but situation has changed
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Yes β fairly current
Documents reflect current situation
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Not sure
May have documents but uncertain what I have
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When was your plan last updated?
Plans over 3β5 years old often need significant revision β tax laws, family circumstances, and asset values all change.
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Within the last 2 years
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Your Personalized Estate Plan Recommendations
Based on your answers, here is what TrustFully recommends for your situation.
Your Recommended Planning Strategy
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