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The probate avoidance strategy has been very popular in estate planning in recent years. But for every person who has come to their attorney asking for a revocable living trust or other plan to bypass probate, there are scores of others who aren’t sure what all the fuss is about. […]
Author: April Nordhaus
You invested significant time and money into the process of creating your estate planning documents, so they are valuable. It might seem logical to store those valuable documents in a safety deposit box where they can be protected from damage or theft. But before you do that, it is important […]
Most people who create estate plans do so to try to benefit their loved ones by leaving them resources and trying to reduce the administrative burden in the future. One tool sometimes used is a prepaid funeral plan. These plans can prove helpful, but they can sometimes be disastrous. Before […]
In an era when you can find a video online that will walk you through everything from upholstering a sofa to building a deck, we often feel confident that we can tackle any task as long as someone provides us with step-by-step instructions. And online estate planning software seems to […]
Whether you have a rustic camp that’s been in the family for generations or you just purchased a luxurious house at the beach, you need to incorporate that vacation property into your estate plan. It can be hard to force yourself to think of a future where you are not […]