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- Taking the First Step In Estate Planning
- Supreme Court Decision Has no Changes for Civil Union Couples
- A Life Changing Event
- Understanding the Durable Power of Attorney
- Importance of a Pour Over Will
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- Why Is Your Estate Planning Attorney So Important?
- Dying Intestate — The Government Estate Plan
- The Rich, Famous, and Intestate
- Blended Families and Joint Accounts for Estate Planning Purposes
- What is Legacy Planning?
- Estate Problems As A Result of Over-Funding Your Retirement Plan
- Estate Planning and Charitable Giving — Key Points
- Social Media and Estate Administration
- Trouble Brewing Already in Whitney Houston’s Estate
- Common Estate Planning Terms
- Reducing Estate Tax Exposure
- Divorce & Your Estate Plan
- Estate Planning: Clearing Up The Confusion
- Ethical Will Can Be Priceless Estate Plan Addition
- Powers Of Attorney: Part Of The Plan
- Gifts That Do Not Impact Unified Exclusion
- Identifying The Ideal Estate Planning Lawyer
- The Realities Of Probate & Your Estate
- Response To Double Taxation: Legacy Trusts
- Charitable Remainder Trusts Provide Income, Enable Philanthropy
- Tax Bill Brings Estate Tax Relief
- Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
- Incapacity Planning
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- Maintaining Privacy & Control With Revocable Living Trusts
- Teach A Person To Fish: Educatonal Gifts
- Review Your Estate Plan Regularly
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- Long Term Care Costs Skyrocketing
- How Gift Giving Fits Into Your Estate Plan
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- Estate Tax Set To Return In 2011
- What the Future of Estate Taxes Means to You
- Estate Settlement Without A Will
- Should You Use a Irrevocable Trust for your IRA?
- Should You Gift Assets?
- Leaving Your Retirement Accounts to Your Family
- Benefits and Perils of Reciprocal Wills
- Naming Your Live-In Partner as Guardian
- What Does Your Advance Medical Directive Do?
- Evaluating Your Net Worth
- How a Payable on Death Account Works
- When is the Best Time for a Disability Plan?
- Where Should I Store My Will?
- When Life Changes – Knowing When To Update Your Will
- I Have A Will – Is My Estate Plan Complete?
- What is a Trust?
- Gone Too Soon – What Happens When You Die Without A Will
- The Right to Inherit
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- Estate Planning FAQs
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- Must an estate tax return be filed if portability will be utilized?
- What is portability?
- What is a state estate or inheritance tax?
- What is the federal estate tax?
- Can any attorney create a Living Trust?
- Isn’t a Living Trust only for the rich?
- Is the Living Trust some kind of loophole the government will eventually close down?
- Can I transfer real estate into a Living Trust?
- Will a Living Trust avoid income taxes?
- If I set up a Living Trust, can I be my own trustee?
- The possibility of a disabling injury or illness scares me. What would happen if I were mentally disabled and had no estate plan or just a Will?
- What’s the difference between having a Will and a Living Trust?
- If I don’t create an estate plan, won’t the government provide one for me?
- Why do I need an estate plan?
- What steps can I take to preserve my legacy?
- Can any attorney create a Family Wealth Trust?
- Is a Family Wealth Trust only for the rich?
- If I have a “bare bones” living trust should I go back to the attorney who drafted the trust?
- How do I know if I have a “bare bones” living trust?
- Is the Family Wealth Trust some kind of loophole the government will eventually close down?
- Can I transfer real estate into a Family Wealth Trust?
- Will a Family Wealth Trust avoid income taxes?
- If I set up a Family Wealth Trust, can I be my own trustee?
- Why should I have a Family Wealth Trust?
- The possibility of a disabling injury or illness scares me. What would happen if I were mentally disabled and had no estate plan or just a Will?
- How does a Family Wealth Trust differ from a Revocable Living Trust?
- What’s the difference between having a Will and a Living Trust?
- What is a Family Wealth Trust?
- If I don’t create an estate plan, won’t the government provide one for me?
- What is the difference between “traditional” estate planning and Legacy Wealth Planning?
- Why do I need an estate plan?
- What is “traditional” estate planning?
- What is Legacy Wealth Planning?
- When does it make sense to tackle the process of incapacity planning?
- Who is in charge of making personal decisions on your behalf?
- Who will take control of your assets and debts in the event of incapacity?
- Have you discussed your wishes regarding medical care?
- Who will have the legal authority to make health care decisions for you?
- Is a Living Trust a good idea for a LGBTQ person?
- Do unmarried couples have to plan more than married couples do?
- Are my estate planning documents a matter of public record?
- Is there a tax if I give some of my property to my spouse or partner?
- Will my spouse or partner be appointed guardian of my minor child?
- Can I make decisions about my spouse or partner’s remains?
- How can I be sure that I will be allowed to visit my spouse or partner in the hospital or assisted living facility?
- Can my spouse or partner make medical decisions for me if I’m sick?
- Can my spouse or partner handle my financial affairs if I am incapacitated?
- I’m married, why do I need to plan?
- Does marriage, domestic partnership or civil union provide all the benefits of marriage?
- Is it possible to update a Living Trust?
- Is it possible to create a Living Trust without professional guidance?
- Does it cost more to create a Living Trust than a will?
- What are some of the benefits of a Living Trust, as compared to a will?
- Do I need a Will and a Living Trust?
- What happens if I pass away before creating a will?
- What should I do with my will after signing it?
- What should I include in my will?
- Is a Living Trust a good idea for a LGBTQ person?
- Do unmarried couples have to plan more than married couples do?
- Are my estate planning documents a matter of public record?
- Is there a tax if I give some of my property to my spouse or partner?
- Will my spouse or partner be appointed guardian of my minor child?
- Can I make decisions about my spouse or partner’s remains?
- How can I be sure that I will be allowed to visit my spouse or partner in the hospital or assisted living facility?
- Can my spouse or partner make medical decisions for me if I’m sick?
- Can my spouse or partner handle my financial affairs if I am incapacitated?
- I am in an unmarried relationship, do I need to plan?
- I am married, why do I need to plan?
- Does same-sex marriage, domestic partnership, or civil union provide all the benefits of heterosexual marriage?
- How will my income tax return get filed?
- What happens if my son needs his tuition paid while I’m disabled?
- What happens if my investments need to be changed quickly due to market conditions or to reflect new circumstances and risk tolerance?
- How will my bills get paid?
- If I have no chance of recovery, will I be kept on life support?
- Who will decide medical treatment issues?
- Who will decide where I live?
- What do I do about Social Security?
- How do I transfer the car(s) into my name?
- Can I pick and choose what assets go into the “B” trust?
- I thought that a living trust avoids probate and attorney fees. Why do I have to pay more fees?
- Does the Trust Administration process take a long time?
- What is Probate Court?
- Does the Estate Administration process take a long time?
- What is Probate?
- What’s the best way to get help during Estate Administration?
- Is it true that Estate Administration costs a lot of money and takes a lot of time?
- Is there any way to avoid the Estate Administration process?
- Who is in charge of the Estate Administration process?
- What are the basics of the Estate Administration process?
- Does Medicaid always pay for care in a Skilled Nursing Facility?
- What are the best Medicaid asset protection strategies?
- Why is Medicaid planning so important?
- Are you eligible to receive Medicaid benefits?
- What is Medicaid?
