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Ordering a Death Certificate after a Loved One Passes
Estate Planning

Ordering a Death Certificate after a Loved One Passes

Obtaining a death certificate is crucial after the death of a loved one. It’s a necessary step toward settling their affairs and handling the probate ...
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Volunteering Reduces the Impacts of Aging
Estate Planning

The Differences Between Dementia and Alzheimer’s

Understanding the differences between Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia is crucial for early diagnosis and effective planning.
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Is Estate Planning Just for Wealthy People?
Estate Planning

Is Estate Planning Just for Wealthy People?

Proper estate planning will organize your financial affairs, so your heirs will not be left with a complicated mess after you are gone.
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Can You Get Around Probate?
Estate Planning

Can You Get Around Probate?

If I knew then what I know now about probate, I’d have done more to avoid the process altogether with my mother’s estate.
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Can an Irrevocable Trust Be Changed?
Elder Law

Medicaid Planning: Understanding the Snapshot Date

Planning for Medicaid's snapshot date is essential to protect your financial future and ensure that you retain the maximum assets allowed.
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Tax Implications of Estate Planning and One's Inheritance
Estate Planning

Should All of Your Assets Be in a Trust?

And whether your estate is a larger one or a more modest one, you may be eager to pass wealth down to your loved ones ...
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How to Avoid Estate Planning Mistakes in 2025
Estate Planning

Options for an Inherited IRA

Inheriting an IRA can significantly impact your financial future. Understand the ramifications of an inherited retirement to maximize benefits and minimize tax liabilities.
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Inheriting the Family Business: Succession Planning Secures Your Legacy
Elder Law

You May Need to Consider a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust

A Medicaid asset protection trust can help ensure your protected assets go to your beneficiaries rather than your long-term care, but it has to be ...
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Transferring a Vehicle Title after a Loved One's Passing
Estate Planning

Does an Estate Plan Help with Taxes for Business Owners?

With the estate tax exemption sunset looming, the time to begin planning is now.
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Why Legal Planning Is Important for the Sandwich Generation
Estate Planning

How to Financially Manage Family Caregiver Relationships with Elderly Parents

Learn the steps to create financial agreements for family members with caregiving responsibilities for elderly loved ones to prevent misunderstandings and ensure fair contributions from ...
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