Ancillary Probate: When It Is Used, Where It Occurs, and How to Avoid It
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Many people own property in more than one state, such as an ocean-side vacation home or a rental property in ...
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Why Title Matters
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Real estate can be owned in several different ways. The form of ownership, or how your property is titled, can ...
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Does my Spouse’s Citizenship Affect my Estate?
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Noncitizen spouses are treated differently than US citizen spouses for estate and gift tax purposes.[1] They do not get the ...
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Estate Planning When a Family Member Has a Disability
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Many famous figures have argued that how a society treats its most vulnerable members is a measure of its humanity ...
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The Overlooked Risk in Every Estate Plan: Disability
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Disability is often treated as a remote possibility, something that happens to other people. Yet one of the most persistent ...
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Planning for Yourself While Caring for Someone with a Disability
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Most of us have been on a plane and heard the preflight safety instructions that include some version of the ...
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Your Future Caregivers May Not Be Who You Think They Are
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Experts warn of a growing national crisis unrelated to politics, the economy, or the usual headline grabbers. It is a ...
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The Hidden Burden: What It Really Means to be an Executor, Trustee, or Agent under a Power of Attorney
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An 80-year-old widower relied on his adult daughter for help with his daily life and finances for more than a ...
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Backup Plans Are Loving Too: Why You Need Contingent Agents and Guardians
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Progressive Insurance recently rolled out a series of commercials featuring “backup” quarterbacks stepping in to handle everyday challenges, such as ...
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Protect Your Estate from Cyberthreats
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Well, that doesn’t seem right. It usually starts with something small. A strange email from a bank you do not ...
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Secure Your Digital Wallet: Cryptocurrency and Your Estate Plan
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In 2013, British IT worker James Howells accidentally threw away a hard drive while cleaning his house. Only later did ...
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Do Not Let Your Digital Life Die with You
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Today, so much of what once existed in material form now lives entirely online. Our photos, finances, business operations, and ...
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Happy New Year!
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Each year, my first blog post focuses on updates to estate tax laws that take effect in the new year. ...
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Whom Should I Tell About My Estate Plan?
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Creating an estate plan is typically a private matter, not something you share in detail with everyone in your life. ...
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Committed, Protected, Prepared: Estate Planning Tips for Unmarried Partners
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More couples than ever are building deep, lasting relationships without ever walking down the aisle. Whether by choice, circumstance, or ...
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