What Every Iowan Should Know About Health Care Power of Attorney (Everything* You Need to Know About Estate Planning: Day 3)

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SIX “MUST HAVE” DOCUMENTS OF YOUR ESTATE PLAN As discussed in this previous blog post overview, there are six documents that should be part of most everyone’s estate plan: Estate planning questionnaire Will Power of attorney…

What Do Wills and Tattoos Have in Common? (Everything* You Need to Know About Estate Planning: Day 2)

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A will is the bedrock of every estate plan. Even though most people know they should have one, they don’t know what a will is, what goes in it, or how it works. In fact, only one in four adults in America (25%) has a will—that’s roughly…

Everything* You Need to Know About Estate Planning (Day 1)

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Estate planning. Not exactly material for scintillating conversation. In fact, I’d bet most of us like to avoid this topic because it can be confusing, and it requires lots of decision-making. And, well, yes, it forces one to think about…

Three Parties to a Trust & the Doctrine of Merger

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A trust really isn’t as complicated as it first may seem. After all, there are only three parties to a trust. A Settlor, Trustee, & Beneficiary A trust is created when a property owner transfers the property to a person with the intent…
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Happy Mother's Day! Give Your Mom a Gift That Lasts a Lifetime

To all the moms out there (including my own!), happy Mother's Day! We all have our own unique relationships and therefore unique lists with an endless number of things we can and should thank our moms for. But the one thing we all have in common…
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What do Wills and Tattoos have in Common?

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A will is the bedrock of every estate plan. But, even though most people know they should have one, they don’t know what a will is, what goes in it, or how it works. In fact, only one in four adults in America (25%) has a will—that’s roughly…