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Estate/Trust
Estate Planning: Check Your Beneficiary Designations
Regardless of your income or net worth, there's one estate planning move you should probably make right now: Check the beneficiary…
Discussing Inheritances with Heirs
Many people are uncomfortable discussing with heirs how they will distribute their estate. Perhaps you don't want your children to…
Disputes Arising Over a Power of Attorney
As members of the Baby Boomer generation continue to age, many of them are making sure that their estate plans are in order. One…
How to Prove You Are an Heir of a Distant Relative
Many people fantasize they will get a notice stating they are entitled to inherit money from a long-lost relative. This could be…
Prenuptial Agreements as an Estate Planning Tool
Prenuptial agreements and domestic law vary from one state to another but nearly every state has laws that prevent one spouse from…
When Is a Will ‘Ancient?’
There may be a time when you come across an old will of someone who recently died. Perhaps it is discovered in an old file cabinet.…
Blended Families: Handling Financial Matters After Remarriage
Estate planning can especially complicated for those who remarry. In addition to considering your spouse and children in your current…
A Potentially Large Responsibility: Taxes After Someone Dies
The death of a loved one is always difficult but it can be even more challenging if you are the one who must handle all the resulting…
Align Your Will With Other Documents
You know the importance of having a will. If you die "intestate" (in other words, without a will), your state's laws will determine…
Give Away Your Potential Tax Liability
You spend a lifetime accumulating a large estate. But without careful planning, Uncle Sam will knock on the door after you die and…
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