Blog Posts in September, 2012

Attempting to Avoid Family Inheritance Spats? Try This!

If your family already argues over insignificant issues, and your children already don’t get along, then you can only guess that the arguments will surmount when it comes to inheritances ...
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Estate Planning and Children's Accounts

If you want to will away your fortune to your children and grandchildren in the future, you should probably start planning now. You can set up trust funds which will automatically gran finances to ...
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Should you Prepay your Funeral?

The costs of a funeral can add up, and when a loved one succumbs to sudden death, scrambling together the supplies for a memorial service can seem hectic and expensive. For men and women who are ...
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$1 Million Suit Against Estate Companies Considered Frivolous

In December of 2007, three residents of Texarkana, Texas filed a lawsuit against estate companies in the state, claiming that they were cheated into buying pointless living trusts. The three ...
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How to Contest a Will

You thought you would be the beneficiary to your parents’ large fortune, but what if when they die, they leave behind a will that excludes you entirely? That’s exactly what happened to ...
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Ways to Include your Home in Your Estate Plan

Homes are one of our most valuable assets. Along with being a financial investment, your home is also a place full of memories. You have probably spent countless hours in your home and have come to ...
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What is an Advanced Directive?

Have you created an advanced directive with the help of an estate planner? If you haven’t, then chances are that you should start working on this end-of-life plan right away. An advanced ...
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