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Tip! But estate planning is more than a method to avoid or reduce estate taxes. Many young families might be surprised to learn they should think about estate planning now.
The idea of having your will or estate go through “probate” conjures up visions of money that should have gone to your heirs being peeled off and divided up for the state’s administrative services in seeing to your last wishes. In addition, the process of probating a will or estate can be a lengthy one, particularly trying for a spouse or children who have to wait until it is finished to gain clear title to a home or access to bank accounts.
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Common estate planning strategies – Estate Planning – The Realities of Probate, II
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February 6th, 2008
Tip! Gifts- A gift is a transfer of property that you make during your life to family, friends, or charities. Gifting can be personally gratifying as well as an effective estate planning tool.
A will is a written document which gives instructions how and to whom the will maker (testator) wants to bequeath his/her property after death. An oral will can be made only by members of military and merchant navy in active service when they don’t have time to execute a written will due to exceptional conditions like war.
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Estate lawyer planning – Will Estate Planning
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January 25th, 2008
Tip! Whether you want just a simple will or a will, codicils, and trusts, the time to plan the disposal of your estate is now. It is a mistake to delay your estate planning in this uncertain world.
You have probably accomplished a great deal with your life. Over the years you have worked, planned and saved. Perhaps you have even made some sacrifices to achieve your current level of success. It’s a sure bet that you will want to pass along your accumulated assets rather than hand them over for court costs, taxes or attorney fees.
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Your Estate Planning (Estate planning tenancy by entireties) Basics
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January 16th, 2008
Tip! The modern process of estate planning begins with you making an inventory of all of your assets and creating a will. Often a trust is established to help minimize the tax burden that may be left along with your assets to your heirs.
Careful planning of your Oklahoma estate will take passion, dedication and experience. Because your estate has been worked for and paid off over the period of your life, it is very important that your legacy is passed down to later generations. A well planned estate can provide your friends and relatives a lasting tribute to your memory after your passing.
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Oklahoma Estate Planning (Estate planning mediation)
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January 12th, 2008
Tip! Before approaching an attorney it’s prudent to do some investigative work on the credentials of the one you have chosen. Ensure that s/he is a certified specialist and is well experienced in estate planning.
Few things are more important to the success of your estate plan than the attorney you choose to design and draft it. Almost as important is the relationship that is formed between that attorney and other professional advisors who serve you in the areas of financial advice and accounting.
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Finding the Best Estate Planning Attorney for (California estate planning software) Your Family
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January 10th, 2008
Tip! Finding an attorney specializing in estate planning is not that difficult. There are many free on-line databases which provide the names and addresses of attorneys.
Many parents want to give an equal share of the family home or some other sentimental form of real property (actual land usually) to their surviving children in equal shares. As an estate-planning attorney, one often sees the strange problems created by such plans. In particular if there are an even number of children, this may create hardships as voting blocks of family members eventually have to resolve votes that are evenly split in court or at least face the hardship of that choice among their siblings.
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Estate Planning – Real Property Disbursement Problems (Real estate business planning)
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January 2nd, 2008
Tip! Filling out the worksheet that our office provides will help you make decisions about what to put in your will. Bring it and any additional notes to our office and our estate planning professionals will be able to efficiently prepare a will that meets your needs and desires.
Sometimes family and estate planning begins before the family is complete, particularly in an age where people (generally) are waiting until later to have children. In that case there could be grandchildren named in a will and others not, who are all in the same family. The reason may simply be that the children who were left out were not born when the will was made and it is too late to remake it. Fortunately, most states now have laws that are designed to remedy this situation.
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Estate Planning (Canada estate planning trust) – Intent to Disinherit or Oversight?
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December 26th, 2007
Tip! If you own real estate it is critical that you take care of it with carefully crafted estate planning early on. This can help you to anticipate economic changes without being hit with severe economic impacts later on.
As the life expectancy of people in the United States increases, the reality of second and third marriages becomes more likely even for those who tend to marry for a long time if not until the death of their first spouse. Widows and widowers are increasingly likely to meet and decide that a second marriage is an excellent way to avoid spending their autumn years alone and that love is not the exclusive province of the young. It is often a surprise to adult children to meet the boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife of their elderly parents.
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Estate Planning – Considering a Second Marriage Late in Life (Estate planning seminars)
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December 25th, 2007