When Should You Update Your Will and other Estate Planning
Documents?  Posted almost 4 years ago Applies to Pennsylvania, 3
helpful votes    The individuals you have named are deceased.
You might have named someone as a beneficiary, executor,
guardian, trustee or power of attorney who is now deceased. It
is necessary to update the documents to insure that replacements
are appointed.    You might want to include a child, grandchild,
niece or nephew who has been borm after your last will was
signed. If you have named individuals specifically and not as a
class, you will have to make sure after born individuals are
included.   Divorce or separation or marriage  This might result
in something as simple as a name change or as complex as trust
planning to protect assets for your children and from a
divorcing spouse. Most people do not want their ex-spouse to be
a beneficiary, executor, trustee etc. They also do not want the
ex-spouse to have control over assets that are left to their
children and need a trust and