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…
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Estate Planning: Don’t be Late, be Up-To-Date

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At first, estate planning can seem a bit much. It can be hard to know where to start and what all you need to know. But once you enlist an experienced attorney to act as a guide through the process and go through executing your plan (making…
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Come Together and Support #GivingTuesdayNow

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Over the past few years Giving Tuesday has claimed its rightful place in the post-Thanksgiving "days" that kick-off the holiday shopping season as well as the end-of-year giving push. Billed as a “global giving movement,” the tag #GivingTuesday…