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Who Should Be Your Executor?
Estate Planning

Who Should Be Your Executor?

The person you have placed in charge of your estate under a Will is called a ‘Personal Representative’ or ‘Executor/Executrix.’

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Where Is The Best Place To Keep Your Will?
Estate Planning

Pros and Cons of a Will vs. a Trust

Either a will or trust can be the foundation of your estate plan. If it’s a trust, it’s usually a revocable living trust.

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What are the Benefits of Making a Living Trust?
Estate Planning

What are the Benefits of Making a Living Trust?

There are some significant benefits of creating a living trust.

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Top 10 Estate Planning Myths
Estate Planning

Top 10 Estate Planning Myths

Everyone needs to worry about estate planning. That planning doesn’t only pertain to what happens when you die but what could happen if you end up incapacitated.

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How Can I Leave Property to a Minor?
2019 SECURE Act

Issues Regarding Beneficiaries

Before making a decision on a beneficiary, it’s very important to check your state laws. Some states have different rules on who you can name as a beneficiary.

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Don’t Fall for These Medicaid and Estate Myths
Estate Planning

Prematurely Contesting A Parent’s Will

The contents of a person’s will and related revocable trust cannot be challenged in court until he or she has died, Maryland’s second highest court ruled last week in rejecting a daughter’s bid to revive an undue-influence challenge to her estranged and ailing mother’s decision to write her out of her will.

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What Happens When There’s No Will?
Burial

Next Steps When Your Spouse Dies

Here is a list, in no particular order, of what needs to be done after someone passes to help you during this difficult time.

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How Do You Split Property Among Heirs?
Blended Family

Ask Mom If She Has A Will

My mother told me many times over the years that she had a will, and I believed her. When she passed away, we discovered that her will was 40 years old—and completely useless.

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Impact of Joint Property Ownership When An Owner Dies
Competency

Co-Executor Won’t Abide by Father’s Will

My father left his house to me and my sister. However, 75% is supposed to be for me and 25% for her. Because she feels that was unfair, she’s fighting with me about selling the house.

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Estate Planning for Blended Families
Capacity

Left Out Of A Will?

Being disinherited or left out of a will is the last thing you want to discover in the wake of losing a loved one. Although it can be very hurtful to not be included, the fact that a person is disinherited does not necessarily indicate foul play.

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