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Mar
“Reel” America: Celebrating National Movie Month
An Estate Plan Is Your Script to a Lasting Legacy“We are all storytellers, and we are the stories we tell,” wrote American psychologist Dan McAdams. Narrative thinking refers to how we view our own role in the story of our lives. It is a more formal way of describing...
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06
Mar
The Perils of Joint Property
People often set up bank accounts or real estate so that they own them jointly with a spouse or other family member. The appeal of joint ownership, specifically with survivorship rights, is that when one owner dies, the other owner(s) will automatically inherit the property witho...
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06
Mar
Won’t My Spouse and Kids Inherit Everything When I Die?
You may think that if you die while you are married, everything you own will automatically go to your spouse and children. But you are actually thinking of state rules that apply if someone dies without leaving a will. In legal jargon, this is referred to as dying intestate. In t...
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06
Mar
What Is a General Power of Appointment?
Your family, the economy, the law, and society can change rapidly and unexpectedly, affecting your best-laid estate plans in unpredictable ways. To achieve your estate planning goals, you need a plan that can keep up with the changes. And few estate planning tools provide more fl...
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06
Mar
Pros and Cons of Naming Many Residuary Beneficiaries in a Will or Trust
You have meticulously created your estate plan to ensure that it includes and addresses all of your most important assets. You have reviewed your asset list repeatedly, and everything seems to be accounted for. But what if you have forgotten something? Americans own a lot of stuf...
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06
Mar
What Conditions Can I Put on My Child’s Inheritance?
You have two primary options for leaving an inheritance to a child. The most straightforward is to give it to them in a single lump sum, with no strings attached. But this might not be the best option for some children. You may be concerned about the child's ability to hand...
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06
Mar
Preparing Your Senior for the Real World
High School Seniors Can Use a Starter Estate PlanThe long, carefree days of summer are nearing an end. If you have a high school senior at home, childhood is also coming to an end for them as they prepare to graduate, turn 18, and enter the “real world. ”You have don...
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25
Mar
School Is Back In Session
High Scool Seniors Can Use a Starter Estate PlanAs summer fades into fall and school resumes, millions of seniors are entering the home stretch of their high school careers and marking their official entry into legal adulthood at age 18. According to cognitive scientists, some i...
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06
Mar
5 Tragic Mistakes People Make When Leaving an Inheritance to Their Pets
Planning for your pets in your estate plan is an excellent way to ensure that your beloved pet will receive proper care and attention after you pass on. The problem, of course, is that you will not be there to ensure that your wishes are carried out. That is why it is critical to...
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06
Mar
3 More Famous Pet Trust Cases and the Lessons We Can Learn from Them
Sometimes, pet owners can get a bit creative when providing for their pets' future care. The following three famous cases involving pet trusts offer some important lessons. David Harper and RedDavid Harper, a wealthy, reclusive bachelor in Ottawa, Canada, was not exactly f...
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