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Estate Planning
Special issues that women should consider during estate planning
The ideal for the legal system in many ways is equal treatment for everyone under the law. However, people of different backgrounds have different concerns they need to address. That is certainly true in estate planning, where women may have to consider a different...
Important factors of a power of attorney
You want to protect your assets, even when you are gone. Thankfully, estate plans are helpful tools for parties to use to designate specific assets and their distribution.Consider a few essential elements to orchestrate the proper care of your estate, such...
3 things you should know about second marriages and wills
Entering into a second marriage is becoming more common in the United States. Whether a second marriage is the result of the death of a spouse or divorce, the rates are on the rise. When it comes to matters of estate planning, things may get tricky when remarriage...
4 strategies to prevent inheritance battles
The last thing you want is your family to squabble over your estate once you die. You do not want your relatives fighting over money and assets. Instead, you want the probate process to go as smoothly as possible. You must remember that probate litigation is...
3 things you should know about Florida probate law
Probate is something you may not think about at all, but it can drastically affect how your family receives and manages your assets after you die. Preparing in advance for asset management is an essential way to avoid the probate process and keep control over your...
How estate planning for women is different
Obviously, estate planning is not a situation where one size fits all. For instance, a younger married couple with kids would need to consider prospective guardians for their children, while someone retired about to enter a second marriage could prioritize ways to...
Should you have an estate plan for your Facebook account?
There are numerous items one needs to include in any estate plan. You need to determine how to divide assets among your loved ones when you die, but many people have begun wondering what will happen to their digital assets after death. More attorneys have...
Who will you name as executor in your will?
Planning for the future is a smart decision on your part, and you have concluded that the first step is to draw up your will.Now you are beginning to think about naming an executor. What will the duties be? What kind of traits should this person have? In short,...
What happens to debt when someone dies?
If you have recently lost a loved one, you may be finding every day a struggle. Even if the death did not come as a surprise, coming to terms with the loss of someone close to you is difficult even under the best of circumstances. While, in the immediate aftermath of...
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