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A Living Trust protects your privacy, saves you money, eases the burden of estate administration on your family, and most importantly, allows you to establish a "financial parent" who will take care...     read more


Estate Planning doesn't have to be hard or expensive or intimidating. Just a few simple steps: Catalog what you own, make a will and create a few legal documents (with the help of 12Law.com) and review...     read more


What is a living trust? A Trust is an agreement whereby one person called the trustee can hold legal title to property for another person called the beneficiary. Having your own living trust and be the...     read more


What is a living trust? A Living Trust is an arrangement where a trustee is assigned to hold legal title over the property of another person or beneficiary. You can be the trustee of your own living trust...     read more


Your estate may be subject to inheritance tax, estate tax, state and federal tax statutes, and a host of exemptions that can pass more of the estate to inheritors of your choosing. What are the differences...     read more


Bypass living trust: This can be used for married couples with a combined estate that can surpass the estate tax threshold. Special Need Living Trust: Leaving a property to someone with disability. ...     read more


Don't settle scores with a will It can be a big mistake to favor one child over the others when you're leaving property, even if you're trying to correct past financial inequities. If you really feel...     read more


A probate lawyer is an estate or a trust lawyer that can help manage the filing of the last testament or will of a deceased individual. Probate attorneys can also help create a last will and testament...     read more


These instructions may be used during "pre-hospital" and "out of hospital" cases where you do not want to be revived through any invasive emergency techniques like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or...     read more


The Most Important Estate Planning Documents • Last will and testament. This is a common estate planning method to transfer properties to beneficiary after a person dies. Though it is inexpensive, a will...     read more


Your signature is one of the most important state requirements for a Health Care Directive. You can sign it or let someone sign on your behalf. The requirement for notarization and having witnesses sign...     read more


But Estate Planning can also be a source of disagreement among family members. In order to reduce family strife, proper estate planning should be done to make sure your desires regarding the family estate...     read more


That preparation can define the moments when your loved ones, devastated by their loss, will still be speaking to each other after you are gone. Making a will or any type of estate planning documents,...     read more


Probate involves inventorying and appraising the property, paying debts and taxes, and distributing the remainder of the property according to the will. The probate attorney fills in forms and keeps track...     read more


It is estimated that more than $20 trillion will be transferred to heirs in the next 50 years — the largest transfer of wealth in U.S. history. People are living longer. Health care costs for seniors...     read more


When opting to choose a living trust as part of your estate planning, it would help to know the basic facts about a revocable living trust. Twelve Things to Know 1. What is a revocable living trust? Living...     read more


The U.S. tax rules support charity and philanthropy with tax benefits. If you itemize deductions on your income tax return, you can simply deduct the value of gifts to tax-exempt charitable organizations....     read more


A good goal for parents is to make sure they have up-to-date estate plans in place. It doesn't have to be too complicated - a fairly simple will should ensure that your heirs don't have to grapple with...     read more


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