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Honoring Your Life’s Work: Estate Planning This Labor Day

Protecting the life you have built for people you love.
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August 29, 2025 •  Emily Hicks Law, PLLC
As we celebrate Labor Day, we pause to honor the hard work, dedication, and perseverance that built the life we enjoy today. But what happens to that legacy when you’re gone? Estate planning ensures that your life’s work continues to benefit the people and causes you care about most.

As we celebrate Labor Day, we pause to honor the hard work, dedication, and perseverance that built the life we enjoy today. For many, the holiday is not just about barbecues and a well-earned day off — it’s a reminder of the years of effort poured into building a career, raising a family, and creating a legacy.

But what happens to that legacy when you’re gone? Estate planning ensures that your life’s work continues to benefit the people and causes you care about most.

Why Estate Planning Fits with Labor Day

Labor Day is about honoring work — and estate planning is about protecting the results of that work. Whether you’ve spent decades building a business, investing carefully, or simply providing stability for your family, those efforts deserve to be preserved. Without a clear estate plan, your hard-earned assets can become tied up in probate, eaten away by unnecessary taxes, or even cause conflict among loved ones.

The Gift of Rest — for You and Your Loved Ones

Labor Day is also about rest. By putting an estate plan in place, you give your family peace of mind. They won’t have to face complicated legal hurdles during an already emotional time, and you can rest easy knowing that your wishes will be followed.

Three Steps to Secure Your Legacy

  1. Review Your Will or Trust – Make sure it reflects your current wishes, assets, and family circumstances.
  2. Update Beneficiaries – Retirement accounts, life insurance, and other assets often pass outside a will or trust — don’t forget to keep these up to date.
  3. Plan for Incapacity – Durable powers of attorney and healthcare directives ensure your wishes are respected if you can’t make decisions for yourself.

A Legacy That Reflects a Lifetime of Work

This Labor Day, take a moment to reflect on everything your hard work has built. Then, take the steps necessary to protect it. Estate planning isn’t just about documents — it’s about making sure your dedication, sacrifices, and values live on through the people and causes that matter most to you.

Ready to plan? Book a call today.

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