Estate planning involves giving serious thought to scary topics including death, old age, and disability. So it’s no surprise people put it off or simply ignore it all together until it’s too late. Sadly, this unwillingness to face reality often creates serious
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Whether it’s to qualify for Medicaid, avoid probate, or reduce your tax burden, transferring ownership of your home to your adult child during your lifetime may seem like a smart move. But in many cases, it can be a huge mistake, leading
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If you are a mom or dad with children under the age of 18 at home, your number-one estate planning priority should be selecting and legally documenting both long and short-term guardians for your kids. Guardians are the people legally named to
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Unless you’ve created an estate plan that works to keep your family out of court, when you die (or become incapacitated) many of your assets must go through probate before those assets can be distributed to your heirs or beneficiaries. Like most
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Unless you’ve created a proper estate plan, when you die many of your assets must first pass through the court process known as probate before those assets can be distributed to your heirs. Like most court proceedings, probate can be time-consuming, costly,
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At the start of the new year, it is common to think ahead about the various things we need to accomplish in the next 12 months in order to take care of ourselves, our loved ones, and the things we care about.
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High school graduation season is upon us, and although it may look different from what we are used to seeing in terms of pomp and circumstance since we are still dealing with a pandemic, one thing remains the same for these graduates.
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I Care A Lot Have you seen this movie? With the assistance of a shady doctor, Marla Grayson, a wicked public conservator targets wealthy seniors so that she can liquidate their assets and profit from managing them after a court declares these
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Having a plan that takes care of you and your family is important for everyone, but it is especially important for single people. Simply put, for singles, there isn’t that obvious default support person to help like there is between married couples.
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Estate planning—it is an incredibly important tool and process, not just for the super wealthy or those thinking about retirement. Estate planning is something every adult should do to take care of themselves and the people they love. Estate planning can help
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