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Ancillary Probate Explained

Ancillary Probate Explained

Did you know that the laws of the state where real estate or tangible personal property is...
Estate Planning and Life Insurance: Working Together

Estate Planning and Life Insurance: Working Together

Whether you are single, have children, own a home, are sending a child to college or are retired...
What Can Life Insurance do for Your Estate Plan?

What Can Life Insurance do for Your Estate Plan?

Life insurance is a powerful estate planning tool. There are several roles it can play in easing...
Getting Started on a Retirement Plan

Getting Started on a Retirement Plan

Retirement and estate planning is so easy to put off, as both events seem so distant. But the best...
Estate and Death Taxes: What is the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax?

Estate and Death Taxes: What is the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax?

Many aspects of estate planning focus on reducing estate taxes. We discuss the generation skipping...
Why Does Probate Take so Long?

Why Does Probate Take so Long?

Mention estate planning to anyone and most likely they will associate it with avoiding probate. ...
What is a Pour-over Will?

What is a Pour-over Will?

A pour-over will is used with estates that hold the bulk of their property in trust, and it has...
What is the Difference Between Estate and Inheritance Taxes?

What is the Difference Between Estate and Inheritance Taxes?

Often in estate planning, people use the terms estate taxes and inheritance taxes interchangeably,...
Advance Directives – Maintaining Control of your Medical Care

Advance Directives – Maintaining Control of your Medical Care

A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that one in four senior citizens will...