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10/19/2026

Know someone navigating estate planning after a second marriage? This is worth sharing.

Five decisions deserve attention:
• Define the support you want your spouse to receive.
• Decide what your children should inherit and when.
• Address your home’s future, including expenses and a possible move.
• Choose a trustee who can manage the responsibilities fairly.
• Review account ownership and beneficiary designations alongside your documents.

Start with two sentences: “I want my spouse to have…” and “I want my children to receive…”

Those answers can help guide a plan that reflects your family today.

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10/18/2026

Caring for your spouse and considering your children’s future can be part of the same planning conversation.

Start with what each person needs. Your spouse may need reliable income or a secure place to live. Your children may need support now, or you may want to preserve an inheritance for later.

Then consider the practical details: who pays the home’s expenses, who manages the assets, and what happens when circumstances change?

Clear instructions can help your loved ones understand your intentions and reduce difficult decisions later.

Kirk Law can help you turn those priorities into a thoughtful plan.

Schedule a conversation:
https://www.kirk-law.com/get-started
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10/17/2026

“Then” is doing a lot of work in that sentence. 🐾

“My spouse gets everything. Then my children.”

It sounds simple—until you ask what happens between those two steps.

Can the assets be spent? Can the beneficiaries change? What if your spouse remarries or needs long-term care?

Your estate plan should explain how your spouse will be supported and how your children’s inheritance will be handled.

Give “then” a little more attention today.

Start your planning conversation:
https://www.kirk-law.com/get-started
📞 385-567-7777

10/16/2026

“What’s left” could be less than you imagine.

Suppose the same savings must support your spouse through retirement and later provide an inheritance for your children. Years of living expenses and care costs may substantially reduce what remains.

Even a trust that names your children as the eventual beneficiaries cannot guarantee a particular inheritance if its assets can be spent for your spouse’s needs.

If leaving a defined amount matters to you, discuss whether separate assets or life insurance could help fund that goal.

Make sure your resources match the promises you want to make.

Contact Kirk Law to explore your options:
https://www.kirk-law.com/get-started
📞 385-567-7777

10/15/2026

Providing for your spouse and protecting your children’s inheritance are two promises worth planning carefully.

A properly designed trust may provide support for your spouse during their lifetime and direct the remaining assets to your children afterward.

Its instructions should address:
• When income or principal can be used
• Who makes distribution decisions
• Whether beneficiaries can be changed
• When your children receive their inheritance

Having a trust is only the beginning. Its specific terms determine how it works for your family.

At Kirk Law, we help you understand those choices and create a plan suited to your needs.

Schedule a conversation:
https://www.kirk-law.com/get-started
📞 385-567-7777

10/14/2026

“My spouse inherits everything. My children are next, right?”

Not automatically.

If your spouse inherits assets outright, those assets generally become your spouse’s property. Living expenses, healthcare needs, gifts, or changes to your spouse’s own estate plan could affect what your children eventually receive.

That can happen even when everyone starts with good intentions.

The question to ask is: does your plan create a clear arrangement for your children’s inheritance, or rely on what someone else may do later?

Let’s review how your wishes are reflected in your plan.

Get started:
https://www.kirk-law.com/get-started
📞 385-567-7777

10/13/2026

A second marriage brings a new chapter—and important decisions about your family’s future.

You want your spouse to be cared for. You also want your children to receive the inheritance you intend for them. But “everything to my spouse, then to my children” needs more than a shared understanding.

Start by defining both goals:
• What will your spouse need for housing and financial support?
• What should your children receive, and when?
• Who will manage those arrangements after your death?

A thoughtful estate plan can address these questions before your family has to.

Kirk Law helps families in Pleasant Grove and throughout Utah County plan for the people they love.

Schedule a planning conversation:
https://www.kirk-law.com/get-started
📞 385-567-7777

10/12/2026

Your digital life holds financial information, household responsibilities, and family memories worth protecting.

A manageable way to begin:

• List the accounts your family would need first.
• Explain what each account is used for.
• Keep passwords and recovery information in a protected system outside your will.
• Review available provider access tools.
• Discuss appropriate legal authority with your estate planning attorney.

Tell the right trusted person where your inventory is kept, and update it when important details change.

Share this reminder with someone who helps manage your household—and contact Kirk Law to discuss your own plan.

385-567-7777
www.kirk-law.com/get-started

10/11/2026

You know the password. The account knows you need one more security code. 🔐😅

Two-factor authentication protects your information, but it can also complicate matters when someone else needs authorized access.

Keep those security protections in place. Instead of disabling them, check the provider’s approved options for emergency access, authorized users, or account recovery.

Record the arrangements you establish in a secure inventory, and review them when you change devices or providers.

Take one small step today: identify an important account and check what help options its provider offers.

For help connecting your digital planning with your estate plan, contact Kirk Law:
385-567-7777
www.kirk-law.com/get-started

10/10/2026

🍎 Apple’s Legacy Contact feature can help preserve certain information after death—but it has limits.

Your selected contact can request certain Apple account data after you pass away. The feature does not include passwords, passkeys, or payment information stored in iCloud Keychain.

It also does not provide access while you are living but unable to manage your accounts.

That means your family may need separate arrangements for incapacity, along with planning for after death.

Review your provider settings, keep important instructions secure, and discuss digital access when reviewing your estate plan.

Kirk Law can help you consider how these pieces fit together:
385-567-7777
www.kirk-law.com/get-started

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