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Will Your Estate Plan Work When Your Family Needs It?

Like most people, you likely think estate planning is just one more task to check off your life’s endless “to-do” list. You can shop...

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR DIGITAL ACCOUNTS AFTER YOUR DEATH — PART 1

If you have preferences about what happens to your digital footprint after your death, you need to take action. Otherwise, your online...

5 SMART WAYS TO PAY FOR YOUR FUNERAL THAT WON’T LEAVE YOUR FAMILY TO FOOT THE BILL

With the cost of a funeral averaging between $7,000 and $12,000 and steadily increasing each year, at the very least your estate plan...

ANNE HECHE DIES WITH CONFLICT AROUND HER WILL, LEAVING HER SONS & ESTATE IN LEGAL LIMBO—PART 2

Actress Anne Heche died this August following a tragic car accident, leaving behind two young sons: Homer Heche Laffoon, age 20, and...

What Your Last Will & Testament Will (And Will Not) Do—Part 2

If you have already prepared your will, congratulations—too few Americans have taken this key first step in the estate planning process....

How Estate Planning Can Reduce The High Cost Of Dying—Part 2

Despite the fact that it happens to every single one of us and is as every bit as natural as birth, very few among us are properly...

How Estate Planning Can Reduce The High Cost Of Dying—Part 1

Despite the fact that it happens to every single one of us and is as every bit as natural as birth, very few among us are properly...

3 Reasons Why Single Folks With No Children Need An Estate Plan

These days, more and more young people are delaying—if not totally foregoing—a life that involves marriage and parenting. The lack of...

10 Common Estate Planning Mistakes Your Family Can’t Afford to Make—Part 2

Because estate planning involves actively thinking about and planning for frightening topics like death, old age, and crippling...

10 Common Estate Planning Mistakes Your Family Can’t Afford to Make—Part 1

Because estate planning involves actively thinking about and planning for frightening topics like death, old age, and crippling...

3 Reasons Why Transferring Ownership Of Your Home To Your Child Is A Bad Idea

Whether it’s to qualify for Medicaid, avoid probate, or reduce your tax burden, transferring ownership of your home to your adult child...

Probate: What It Is & How To Avoid It—Part 2

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...

Probate: What It Is & How To Avoid It—Part 1

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...

LEGAL GANGSTERS: I CARE A LOT UNCOVERS THE DARK SIDE OF LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP—PART 2

The Netflix movie I Care a Lot provides a dark, violent, and somewhat comedic take on the real life and not-at-all funny dangers of the...