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How Does Divorce or Separation Impact My Estate Plan?

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A divorce or separation can significantly impact the estate plan you put in place with your spouse. A divorce can impact beneficiary designations, asset distribution, and roles of individuals named in your documents like executors or trustees. It is critical that you update your estate plan as soon as the divorce is finalized and perhaps update a few of your documents prior to the final divorce … [Read more...] about How Does Divorce or Separation Impact My Estate Plan?

Protecting Your Child’s Inheritance from Divorce

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"Protecting Your Child's Inheritance from Divorce" by Attorney Colleen Sinclair Prosser (Audio) Many clients worry about their son-in-law or daughter-in-law divorcing their child and walking away with a big chunk of their estate.  And why shouldn’t they worry?  With a divorce rate in America topping every other country, the chances of your kids having a long and happy marriage are not good.  … [Read more...] about Protecting Your Child’s Inheritance from Divorce

Free Estate Planning Seminars Next Week! Register now!

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  The estate planning seminars establishes the necessary components of an effective estate plan. The seminar is presented in a case study format profiling the life of Bill and Mary Jones. Several scenarios are used to relay the impact of estate planning issues relating to probate, disability due to incompetence, protection of government benefits for special needs loved ones, second marriages, … [Read more...] about Free Estate Planning Seminars Next Week! Register now!

Family Incentive Trust is Alternative to Disiheriting

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   "Family Incentive Trust is Alternative to Disinheriting" by Attorney Colleen Sinclair Prosser … [Read more...] about Family Incentive Trust is Alternative to Disiheriting

Privacy in Estate Planning

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  In these times of technology and security breaches, our personal privacy is a top concern.  If you choose a Last Will and Testament as your estate planning document, or you choose not to create an estate plan at all, and you pass away, do you realize that private, personal information will be revealed to the public?  Most people don’t, however that may be exactly what will happen in a process … [Read more...] about Privacy in Estate Planning

Divorce, Opportunists and Lawsuits: The Top 3 Risks that Cause Parents Worry

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 The top three risks that parents worry about are:  Divorce, Opportunists, and Lawsuits.  Many clients are concerned about the son-in-law and daughter-in-law divorcing their child and walking away with a big chunk of their estate.  And why shouldn’t they worry?  With a divorce rate in America topping every other country, the chances of your kids having a long and happy marriage are not good.  … [Read more...] about Divorce, Opportunists and Lawsuits: The Top 3 Risks that Cause Parents Worry

Divorce, Opportunists, and Lawsuits: The Top 3 Risks that Cause Parents Worry (Audio)

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  "Divorce, Opportunists, and Lawsuits: The Top 3 Risks that Cause Parents Worry" by Attorney Nicole Livingston … [Read more...] about Divorce, Opportunists, and Lawsuits: The Top 3 Risks that Cause Parents Worry (Audio)

Why Traditional Estate Planning May Not Be the Answer

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   Most estate planning lawyers, accountants, and financial advisors in the field of traditional estate planning are taught only two things: protect the clients’ material wealth from the evils of probate and taxes.  Now let me ask you, just as a reality check, how do most people actually plan their estates?  In our experience, they either do nothing or they create a simple Will, to look after a … [Read more...] about Why Traditional Estate Planning May Not Be the Answer