Estate Administration
May 8, 2024
Disability Panels to Take Back Control
Disability Panels: When you create an estate plan, it is an admission of your mortality. But even if you accept that you are not going to live forever
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Estate Planning
May 3, 2024
What to Do When a Disability Throws Your Estate Plan into Chaos
As poet Robert Burns mused centuries ago, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Despite thoughtful effort and a concerted strategy, you c...
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Estate Planning
May 1, 2024
Can a Disabled Individual Be an Executor or a Trustee?
An important element of creating an estate plan is choosing a responsible party to handle your legal, medical, and...
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Estate Planning
April 24, 2024
Why Can’t We Have a Joint Trust If We Are Not Married?
A Joint trust is beneficial for many married couples, especially if they have a stable relationship, do not have many creditors, and do not live in a ...
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Estate Planning
April 17, 2024
Integrating a Community Property Trust into Your Estate Plan
Community Property Trust: Careful, trust-based estate planning is the best way to ensure the highest quality of life for you and your loved ones.
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Estate Planning
April 10, 2024
How Can Remarriage Affect Your Estate Planning?
Divorce is more common now than it was in the past, as is remarriage. Depending on how long a prior marriage lasted, the former couple may have engage...
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Estate Planning
April 3, 2024
Difference Between Transfer on Death and Payable on Death Designation
Adding a payable on death (POD) or transfer on death (TOD) designation to an account allows the assets (money and property)
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Estate Planning
March 29, 2024
Saying Goodbye Is Hard: How a Comprehensive Estate Plan Can Help
When people think about a comprehensive estate plan, they usually focus on who will receive their money and property when they pass away and how it wi...
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Estate Planning
March 22, 2024
How to Keep Your Child’s Inheritance Out of Your In-Law’s Hands
Inheritance: Regardless of how you feel about your child’s spouse, you must face the possibility that they could become your child’s ex-spouse.
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