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The Importance of Putting Together an Estate Plan
What Every Estate Planning Attorney Wants You to Know about Death and Dying Let’s start with the bottom line: humans have a 100% guaranteed expiration date. I tell people I can 100%…
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Law Changes Since 2000 That Impact Estate Planning
Estate planning laws, for the average Joe or Joanna, do not change very often. However, the changes that do happen are very important to incorporate into your estate planning documents. Many of…
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Handling Money Loans
Children and inheritances One of the biggest conversations in my office revolves around how to leave money to children through a Last Will or a Revocable Living Trust. Waiting until kids reach…
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Obsolete Estate Planning Documents
Here’s why you should review your old estate planning documents! Many people put together estate planning documents, pat themselves on the back for a job well done, and shove the documents away…
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Wills, Wills, and More Wills
Wills, Wills, and More Wills: Different Types of Wills Lawyers are known for many things, but coming up with different names for different documents is not one of those things. If you…
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Estate Planning for your Beloved Pet
Estate planning for pets is important if you want to secure your pets welfare after you die. Americans own 70-80 million dogs and 74-96 million cats. That is a lot of pets.…
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Estate Planning If You Are Young and Single
Estate planning for singles is equally as important as for married couples. It may sound absurd but it’s the truth, you are not thinking about death and incapacity in your 30’s. You…
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Why Do the Deaths of Parents Bring Out the Dysfunction in Their Children?
Parents’ deaths are a traumatic experience even for adult children. In my past blog entry, I discussed “Dying Without Papers or Dying Intestate” which shed some light on this topic. In this blog,…
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Don’t Leave Your Guardians In The Dark
One of the toughest decisions to make with estate planning is who will raise your children if you are deceased. Children need someone to raise them—a guardian—until they are 18. This blog…
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Dying Without Papers
Dying Without Papers A.K.A. Dying Intestate Dying intestate is also known as dying without a Will or a Revocable Living Trust. Let’s use Cody as an example. Cody dies. His family scrambles to…
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What is Probate and How You Can Avoid It?
There are actually several ways to avoid probate. But before we discuss those, let’s define probate. If you file a probate, you are asking a court to appoint someone to take care…
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Living Wills: When Should You Pull the Plug?
Living Wills, also known as Advance Medical Directives, say that if you are toast, pull the plug. I find the whole topic of whether we have a right to dictate our deaths…
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