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Death and Dirt: Addressing the Injustices of the Past in Heirs Property

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Today on “Splitting Heirs,” host Warren Racusin speaks with Molefi McIntosh and Mavis Gragg about the “heirs’ property problem--” or what happens to real estate when it is passed down within families without benefit of a...more

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The Secret Child

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Wills: An estate planner and a Shakespearean scholar talk about the right way—and the many wrong ways—to design your will. Speakers: Warren Racusin, Chair, Trusts & Estates Bridget Harris, Counsel, Trusts & Estates Mary...more

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Preventing Trust and Estate Disputes

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The death of a loved one should be a time for a family to come together.  As a trust and estate litigator, unfortunately, I often see families fall apart.  Every family's situation is different, but certain issues seem to...more

Ruder Ware

Step-By-Step Overview of Probate

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“Probate” is a legal term for the Court process of transferring assets out of a deceased person’s name and to that person’s heirs and/or beneficiaries. The difference between the term “heir” and the term “beneficiary” is...more

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Digital assets and estate planning

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Depending on who you believe, as many as three million bitcoins are currently “irretrievable” (approximately £20 billion worth at today’s prices). The most common reasons cited for this are lost retrieval codes (known as...more

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iTunes, Bitcoin, Dead Man’s Switch – Estate Planning in a Digital Age

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In today’s digital age, we are seeing more individuals concerned about what happens to their digital assets at their death. For example, a Broadway aficionado wanting to be certain their collection of show tunes, purchased on...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Wills, Trusts & Estates: Plain and Simple – “Do-It-Yourself” Wills: A Note of Caution

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There are lots of “do-it-yourself” Will programs floating around on the internet. You may be able to save legal fees by drafting your own Will – at least up front; but in the long run, the cost usually comes after you die...more

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