When a South Carolina resident is creating an estate plan, there are many specifics to consider. For example, it's important to choose the right people for estate planning roles. One common problem is that multiple people may be appointed for responsibilities that overlap. This and other errors may cause conflict.
The many different roles that may exist in association with an estate plan include executor, trustee, agents for financial and medical decisions, agents for funeral decisions, financial account designees, long-term care insurance lapse designee and Social Security representative payee. These multiple and sometimes conflicting roles tend to arise when arrangements are made at different times throughout the estate owner's life. Therefore, one step in revising an estate plan may be to look at these roles and see which ones can be combined.