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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
Husch Blackwell LLP

Planning to Avoid Fiduciary Litigation

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When a loved one dies, the last thing you want to deal with is a lawsuit, or have your heirs inherit a lawsuit. After the death of a maternal or paternal figure that keeps the family together, tensions flare between siblings...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

No Time Like the Present: Address Top Estate Planning Priorities Today

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When it comes to estate planning, consider taking a page out of the Boy Scouts Handbook: Be prepared. The last thing you want is for your family to be scrambling to pick up the pieces after your death. Of course, you’ll need...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Estate and Tax Planning for US Expatriates

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What are the most important elements of estate and tax planning for US expatriates?  Are you planning to move out of the United States?  Are you a US taxpayer who lives and works outside of the country?  What are some of the...more

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Is it Time to Update Your Estate Plan?

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Things change; a periodic review of your estate plan is an important part of plan maintenance. Your basic estate plan (will, trust, powers of attorney, etc.) can be amended whenever necessary. It’s important to consider your...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Back to the Basics: Understanding the Difference Between an Ohio Health Care Power of Attorney and an Ohio Living Will

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Prospective clients often call and tell me they “need a simple living will.” They usually mean they want a will – and likely a trust, general power of attorney, health care power of attorney, living will, and real estate...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Millennials — When Raising Young Children and Caring for Aging Parents Collide

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Currently, there is no lack of opinion regarding the millennial generation. As a millennial, it is not hard to understand why. However, despite the potential dividing views on this particular generation, there is one common...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Do You Have a College Student? Important Health Care, Financial, and Educational Documents That They (and You) Need

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August is upon us and you may soon be sending children off to college. If your child is age 18 or older, you and your child will need to take some simple steps so that, in the event of an emergency, you will be able to make...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

WHAT IS AN ESTATE PLAN? DO I NEED ONE?

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What is an Estate Plan? An Estate Plan is a set of legal documents that memorialize how you want your assets distributed at your death. A good Estate Plan will also include documents that provide for options to manage...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Attention Business Owners: It’s Time to Talk About Estate Planning

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If you’re a small business owner, you probably don’t have a minute to spare in your busy workday, especially if you’re struggling to recover after a turbulent 2020. Estate planning may be one of the last things on your mind. ...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

Guardianship and Conservatorship: Initial Filing and Emergency Orders

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Continuing with this month’s focus on special needs planning and decision-making, and building off of a prior post introducing the concepts of guardianship and conservatorship, this post will focus on the initial procedural...more

Weintraub Tobin

Estate Planning 101: Back To Basics

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The COVID-19 pandemic has focused us all on necessities and on trying to prepare for an uncertain future. This article outlines why an estate plan is one of those necessities. I Don’t Have an Estate Plan; What Would Happen...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] The Dos and Don’ts of Power of Attorneys and Living Wills - July 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Whether you have been named power of attorney or have named someone to act as yours, it is crucial to understand the legal obligations and restrictions of power of attorney and living wills. In this webinar, Whitney O’Reilly...more

BCLP

Revisiting your Healthcare Directive (or Living Will) in Light of COVID-19

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The numbers of confirmed cases of U.S. citizens with COVID and of those who die from COVID related symptoms are continuing to rise. COVID-19 has caused life-threating respiratory conditions, extended hospitalizations, and a...more

Jaburg Wilk

Your Guide to Essential Estate Planning Documents

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If you’re like most people, there is a laundry list of things you’d rather do than think about your estate plan. While it can be a challenging area to discuss, your estate plan is essential to ensure you and your family are...more

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Preparing Health Care Documents is Just the First Step

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Taking the time to complete your health care power of attorney and living will is a great step toward ensuring that your health care wishes will be followed if you are unable to make decisions for yourself. A health care...more

Baker Donelson

Include Health Care Planning in Your Estate Planning

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The COVID-19 pandemic has given all of us a chance to take inventory of our lives and consider the "what ifs" of our health care situation. Advance care planning is for everyone. As we have seen, COVID-19 can impact anyone,...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Financial and Healthcare Decision-Making During a Crisis

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COVID-19 has changed our lives in so many ways. Social distancing and wearing masks at the grocery store have become the new normal. We are all doing our best to make sure our families are safe, which in many cases has...more

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Will Your Health Care Wishes Be Followed?

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If you’re like many people, you have not put much thought into who will make your health care decisions if you are unable or what kinds of decisions might need to be made. However, during these unprecedented times, you may...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

COVID-19: A Reminder of the Importance of Advance Planning for Illness and Incapacity

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Planning for illness, infirmity and incapacity is always an important part of providing for your financial and personal security. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, though, we are all potentially facing an increased risk of...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Don't Keep Your Health Care Documents a Secret!

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You’ve already read about the importance of discussing death and dying, and why in Massachusetts you must have the document, and then have the conversation, so you know that having a health care proxy is important. If you do...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Estate Planning Questions And Solutions In The Context Of COVID-19

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There is plenty to be concerned about during the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, but one topic that individuals and families can think of as a practical outlet for their concerns is estate planning. ...more

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What to Consider as an Organ Donor

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When you meet with your estate planning attorney, it can be a time for some challenging but important conversations. We talk - and make decisions - about death and taxes, but we often leave you with more to consider as well....more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - October/November 2019: Put pen to paper How a letter of instruction can benefit family harmony

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A person’s will is the centerpiece of his or her estate plan. Typically, it’s the most important document used in estate planning and is created before any other. A document that complements a will is a letter of instruction....more

Williams Mullen

And Baby Makes Three: Estate Planning in the Age of “ART”

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In recent weeks, NBC News meteorologist Dylan Dreyer shared her personal story about secondary infertility, Food Network star Katie Lee posted about her experience with in vitro fertilization on Instagram, and Bravo host and...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Your “Baby” is Heading to College...any estate planning documents needed?

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While we may know better, an 18-year-old college student is generally considered an adult under New York law. Your rights as a parent to make decisions for your child change suddenly when he/she turns age 18. You no longer...more

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