{"id":2463,"date":"2021-04-07T20:44:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hoffschneiderlaw.com\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2021-04-07T20:46:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:46:29","slug":"your-post-honeymoon-legal-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoffschneiderlaw.com\/?p=2463","title":{"rendered":"Your Post-Honeymoon Legal Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Your wedding is over, and the day was perfect. You went away on your honeymoon with your new spouse and had the time of your lives. Now you are back in the real world juggling the responsibilities of everyday life. One of those responsibilities includes ensuring that your legal and financial affairs accurately reflect your new marital status.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">What To Do After the Honeymoon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">As you start living happily ever after, make sure to attend to these post-honeymoon to-dos during the first few days or weeks after your wedding:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Meet with a knowledgeable estate planning attorney to discuss the creation of a will or trust, or to update one from before you got married;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Review and update your medical proxy documents (sometimes known as a \u201chealthcare power of attorney\u201d) and provide copies to your necessary doctors\u2019 offices;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Check and update beneficiary designations on any life insurance policies, 401(k)s, IRAs, annuities, and other investment accounts;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Seek advice from your tax preparer about whether or not you should adjust your withholdings to reflect your new marital status;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Obtain life insurance, if you do not already have coverage, and designate a beneficiary and a contingent beneficiary;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">If you have or are planning to move, notify your auto insurer, banks, employer, and anyone else of your new address;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Add your spouse to your group health and\/or dental insurance policy, if necessary; and<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Change ownership of real property, if you choose to, to reflect your marital status.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">In addition to the above, if you decide to legally change your name make sure to notify the following institutions:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Schools;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Employer(s);<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Department of Motor Vehicles;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Creditors and debtors;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Social Security Administration;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Passport office;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Insurance agencies;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">State taxing authorities;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Telephone and utility companies;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Banks and financial institutions; and<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Government benefit offices.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">Contact an Experienced Estate Planning Attorney<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">We are here to help guide you through the estate planning process and to make sure that the financial and legal aspects of your life correctly reflect your new marital status. Contact us today to learn about how we can help you enjoy your wedded bliss with financial and legal peace of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your wedding is over, and the day was perfect. You went away on your honeymoon with your new spouse and had the time of your lives. 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