Our Estate Planning Blog

Deed In Trust

Common Errors With Trust Deeds

You should go to an estate planning attorney to sort things out and make sure both of you are on the same page about who owns what, who gets to stay where and for how long into the future.

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DIY Estate Planning

What’s Wrong with DIY Estate Planning?

Thanks to the Internet, everyone has the ability to draft wills, trusts and a variety of other legal documents. Many documents can be produced for less than $100, requiring only a few mouse clicks and filled-in blanks.

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Choosing IRA beneficiaries

Choosing IRA Beneficiaries

If you have an individual retirement account, do you recall filling out a beneficiary designation form? That’s the document that allows you to direct the IRA custodian to transfer your IRA to the people you name in the form.

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Updating Last Will and Testament

Update Your Wills

Your will may be the most important document you’ll ever write. The problem is, after many of us draft one, we put it somewhere for safekeeping and don’t look at it again. That can be a big mistake.

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POA Form

Three Kinds of Power of Attorney

The durable power of attorney is one of the most effective and important planning tools for medical care and estate planning, since it enables a person (the principal) to delegate certain powers to another (the agent) by means of a written legal document.

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