Avoid These 8 Common Estate Planning Mistakes
The most common and most significant estate planning error is failing to plan at all. About half of U.S. adults [...]
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10, 2017
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09, 2017
Tips for Choosing a Trustee
Trusts can be a powerful tool for protecting assets, passing property to loved ones after your death, or providing for [...]
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08, 2017
Living Trust Maintenance is Key
Many people opt for a living trust over more traditional means of estate planning because of benefits such as: A [...]
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05, 2017
Inheritance Can Hurt Special Needs Beneficiaries Who Depend on Public Benefits
Leaving money and property to a family member or other loved one is an act of kindness and concern, intended [...]
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03, 2017
Not Just Death and Taxes: 5 Essential Legal Documents You Need for Incapacity Planning
Comprehensive estate planning is more than your legacy after death, avoiding probate, and saving on taxes. Good estate planning includes [...]
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12, 2016
3 Famous Pet Trust Cases and the Lessons We Can Learn from Them
Things don’t always go according to plan. On the other hand, sometimes pet owners can get a bit creative when [...]
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12, 2016
Why a Trust Is the Best Option for Avoiding Probate
As Ambrose Bierce once darkly observed, “Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.” Obviously, ideally, [...]
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09, 2016
Using Trusts as an Alternative to Prenuptial Agreements
Although it is difficult for couples to imagine divorce while they are in the midst of pre-wedding bliss, it is [...]
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08, 2016
Why Most Estate Plans Do Not Work
Estate planning can be a tedious and complicated process, which if not conducted properly can result in assets being wasted [...]
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07, 2016
Why Bequests to Minors Should be Poured into a Testamentary Trust
There are many varieties of trust available for use in estate planning. A majority of these trusts are established while [...]