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Estate Planning for Santa Claus,
What if Santa and Mrs. Claus decided to do an estate plan? Although they would doubtless be great clients, the actual plan could be a challenge.What is the size of the Claus estate? It is extremely hard to calculate, even for Mr. and Mrs....
The Pitfalls of Probate,
What is Probate?Probate consists of court proceedings concluding your legal and financial matters after your death. The probate court distributes your estate according to your will and a neutral place to settle any disputes that may arise o...
Protect Your Legacy with Trusts,
Were you aware of the fact that almost 1 in 4 people over the age of 50 have a living trust? When used as a part of an estate conversation plan, tursts can help preserve more of your assets for your heirs while minimizing the delays and costs of p...
Asset Protection Options,
The worst thing you can do is own assets in your own name. If you are ever sued, you could lose everything. In this article I will introduce you to several structures you can use by themselves or combined to protect your business or your assets....
Free Living Will and Free Living Will Forms Online,
Looking for a free living will? If you are preparing your finances and other personal matters for your retirement and want to make sure that your family members are taken care of in the event of your death, you will need one. There are several u...
Converting Tax-Deferred Retirement Plans to Life Insurance to Save Income Tax and Estate Tax,
Assume that an older, wealthy widow(er)or divorced individual has a substantial amount in tax-deferred retirement plans such as defined contribution pension plans, 401k plans, 403b plans, and traditional IRAs. The widow(er) wants to leave the reti...
Why Trusts Don't Work for Asset Protection,
A trust is the right to the beneficial enjoyment of property to which another person holds the legal title; a property interest held by one person (the trustee) at the request of another (the settlor) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)....
Is Estate Planning for Everyone?,
Many people think they don't need an estate plan.
They relate the term to tax planning and feel that
their estate is not big enough to bother. They
therefore think estate planning has nothing to do
with them.But estate planning is mor...
The Contingency Lawyer Wants Your Assets!,
Imagine a city in the US with a population of one million people. Now imagine that each of those one million people is a lawyer. The mind boggles!For the city to prosper, its residents need to be gainfully employed and so to achieve that, t...
Selecting an Advantageous Trusts and Estate Lawyer,
Trust and Estates is a rapidly growing area of practice in the law that includes estate planning, managing your estate during life and disposing of your estate at your death through the use of trusts, wills and other planning documents.Lear...
Do You Really Need A Will?,
Many people wonder if they really need a will. They may think that they don't have enough assets to bother with a will. Some people erroneously believe that a will causes your heirs to have to go through probate, leading to unnecessary expenses. H...
Intestancy: Passing Without Estate Planning - What Happens?,
If a person passes on without estate planning of any kind, whether that planning is some kind of will or trust, they are said to have died intestate. Intestate law is the law that decides how assets are transferred and creditors satisfied if a pe...