When “We’ll Figure It Out” Becomes a Problem
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When a parent’s health crisis hits, families often discover that what they thought they had figured out fails to hold ...
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Choosing the Right People for the Right Roles in Your Estate Plan
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If you are single, choosing the people who will serve in your estate plan is far more than a formality. ...
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The Risks of an Unfinished Estate Plan—and Why You Should Complete Yours
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Planning for the future, especially your own mortality, is never easy. Even when you understand the importance of creating a ...
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A Windfall and a Target: Navigating Family Expectations After Sudden Wealth
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Good news in the form of a sudden windfall can put your family in a new financial position that may ...
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When an Adult Child Has a Crisis: How an Emergency Can Reshape Your Estate Plan
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You never stop being a parent. Even when your child reaches adulthood, they are always in your thoughts—and, in many ...
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Sudden Widowhood: Navigating Legal and Financial Chaos after a Spouse’s Death
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You and your spouse planned a life together, and nothing can fully prepare you for their loss. Like most people, ...
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Executor Rights: How You Are Protected While Administering an Estate
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Being named executor of someone’s estate is often viewed as an honor. It means the person who created the will ...
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When Clutter Becomes an Estate Planning Problem
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Comedian George Carlin once joked that a house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out ...
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Pot Trusts Explained for Families
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A pot trust is a way to hold money and property for a group of beneficiaries, usually children or other ...
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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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