estate planning

American  

[i-stayt plan-ing] / ɪˈsteɪt ˈplæn ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of deciding in advance how one's property and legal affairs should be handled after one dies or becomes incapacitated.

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Example Sentences

The lawsuit also points to more than $150m paid to Epstein by billionaire Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global, for "purported 'tax and estate planning advice'", via Black's Bank of America account.

From BBC

Black has previously said he paid Epstein for estate planning, tax work, structuring of art entities and philanthropic advice and that he didn’t engage in wrongdoing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rule No. 3: There are many legitimate estate planning strategies.

From MarketWatch

An obvious opening gambit: You need an attorney who specializes in elder financial abuse rather than estate planning.

From MarketWatch

A spokesman for Black said Epstein provided tax and estate planning services for Black’s family office and was given information about his holdings in Apollo for these purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal