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Often the Little Things Matter Most When Creating Your Estate Planning Documents

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 When you are assisting a family with their estate planning needs, it is essential to consider the smallest items, as those items may very well cause the biggest rifts. Though attorneys may objectively find it difficult to see the value in crafts stashed away in the attic, or an old box of children’s toys, we have a duty to give adequate consideration to these items and to consider what they might … [Read more...] about Often the Little Things Matter Most When Creating Your Estate Planning Documents

End-of-Life Planning: Estate Planning At Its Core

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  As estate planning attorneys perhaps the most important thing we do for clients is help them face their own mortality and make decisions regarding end-of-life care. A recent article in the New York Times examined this topic. The article explained how decisions regarding end-of-life care can be emotionally (and politically) charged. We do clients a great service by helping them address these … [Read more...] about End-of-Life Planning: Estate Planning At Its Core

Gifting Strategies to Consider

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  If you are fortunate enough to have extra funds that you will not need during your lifetime, a strategy for gifting is something to consider. The easiest and most straightforward way to gift is to give money directly to the recipient.  You can give up to $14,000 per year per person without having to file a gift tax return.  You can give more than that but it will require the filing of a gift … [Read more...] about Gifting Strategies to Consider

Good Decisions are Important in Creating Your Estate Plan

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 When you create an estate plan, you choose people to make decisions for you, such as agents, guardians, executors, or trustees. Often, people do not give much thought to those decisions, just naming their oldest child or whoever pops into their mind. The choices for these roles are perhaps the most important decisions to make. Good choices can help to ensure your wishes are carried out while bad … [Read more...] about Good Decisions are Important in Creating Your Estate Plan

The ABLE Act – Achieving a Better Life Experience Act)

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  What is the ABLE Act? The act is a bill that was introduced in Congress in 2013. It was recently passed by the House, and is up before the Senate.  The ABLE act would amend Section 529 of the Internal Revenue code to create tax-deferred savings plan for those individuals with disabilities without affecting those individual’s eligibility for Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income, or … [Read more...] about The ABLE Act – Achieving a Better Life Experience Act)

The ABLE Act – Achieving a Better Life Experience Act

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  "The ABLE Act - Achieving a Better Life Experience Act" by Attorney Jon J. Gasior … [Read more...] about The ABLE Act – Achieving a Better Life Experience Act