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Do you want to make sure your spouse has enough income to continue the lifestyle for which the two of you have been accustomed? What about the grandkids?  Are estate taxes a concern? Having liquid funds? The ultimate question here should be if these goals have changed since your estate plan was created. 2) **Get your equipment ready**. Think about what important family events have happened since your estate plan was created.  Births?  Deaths?  Divorce? Debt? Taxes? Formation of companies? Family arguments?  These are tools to facilitate a discussion with your spouse and/or attorney. 3) **Get your ground ready**.  Gather documents that have impacted your plan, such as court papers, tax returns, corporate documents or investment account statements. 4) **Plant**. Meet with your attorney.  Make sure there are no surprises for your plan—no one wants a case of Northern Corn Leaf Blight. 5) **Maintain the crop**. Give the plan a watchful eye, a little encouragement, and pray for rain (or for the rain to stop). --- Estate plans are living, breathing beings, just like the corn and beans going into the ground in the next several weeks.  Caring for your estate plan like you care for your crop will yield much better results for your family in the long run. If you’d like to know more about this blog, or agricultural estate planning, please contact one of our attorneys at [info@goosmannlaw.com](mailto:info@goosmannlaw.com). 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