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The Scary Tale of What Makes a Will Valid

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What makes a will valid? To begin, you are asking the entirely wrong question! [Cue evil sounding mwahahahaha.] You must ask a more specific question what makes a will valid in Iowa. After all, every state can and does have different laws…
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Spooktacular Savings on Probate Fees

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Forget the scariest movies of all time, did you hear the unnerving tale about the will admitted to probate? Frightening stuff! Some folks are surprised, even shocked, to learn that a will doesn't avoid probate, but it doesn't. Whether you…
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6 of the Scariest Things Your Nonprofit Can Do

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Horrifying. Blood curdling. Hair raising. These are just a few of the adjectives that can be used to describe six of the scariest things your nonprofit can do (or fail to do). As a lawyer who regularly works with nonprofit organizations to…
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Scary Tale of the Estate Planner Who Ignored Community Property Law States

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DON’T DARE READ THIS ALONE! Count Dracula needed a new estate plan. After all, the Count hadn’t updated his last will in 1,400 years. After he got over a few eerie common estate planning excuses, he went to his Iowa estate planner.  The…
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Read GoFisch: September 2019 Edition of GFLF's Newsletter

The September edition of GoFisch is live! This month's edition features: Legal lessons worth learning from our back to school series GoFisch Book Club pick for October Iowa-based nonprofit & charitable giving news Must-read…
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Iowa Nonprofit Sales Tax Exemptions & Remote Sellers

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In June 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair that changed the way remote sellers (like internet companies) do business in states where they don't have a physical presence, like a brick and mortar…