Joseph Ranni, Esq. of Ranni Law Firm, PLLC answers the following questions about Estate Planning: What is estate planning? Who needs estate planning? Are things like Insurance, IRAs, Pensions, Trusts, a house part of the estate? What are some documents needed for estate planning? What is the role of an executor in estate planning? How does estate planning differ from having a will? Do you need an attorney based on the size of the estate, such as small estates, medium estates, large estates? Do you need an estate planning attorney or can anyone do it themselves? What happens if the children have little knowledge of all assets, or if there is no will, or distribution instructions? Does the cause of death-Natural, accident, suspicious matter? Can I have an out of state estate plan? When should people update their estate plan?