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Planning Your Estate? What to Ask Before You Name an Executor

Benjamin Franklin once said that nothing is certain except for death and taxes. For many people, the awareness of the first certainty spurs them to make an estate plan, which necessitates several important decisions. In...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Don’t Let Your Dead Body Become “A Loose Ball.”

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Forgive the title but this is written amidst the Eagles-Vikings game and on the same date as Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Commentators noted that the Queen’s final event was more than a generation in the planning and was...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Estate Planning for a Single Person

If you are single, you may not think you need to plan your estate, but single people are in as much need of a plan as anyone else. Estate planning not only involves determining where your assets will go when you die -- it...more

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Do I Need to Update My Estate Plan?

If your life changes, so should your estate plan. Marriage, divorce, death of a spouse, a birth and a changing relationship with a child are just some of the life changes that may affect your estate plan. Unfortunately, as...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Estate Planning 101: The Five Most Important Clauses for Wills and Trusts

Presented by Whitney Patience O'Reilly on February 16, 2021. Too often, when planning an estate, individuals and families overlook some key provisions that will better protect their families and their wishes. In this...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Estate Planning 101: The Five Most Important Clauses for Wills and Trusts - February 16th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm ET

Too often, when planning an estate, individuals and families overlook some key provisions that will better protect their families and their wishes. In this webinar, Whitney O’Reilly will cover the basics of a good estate plan...more

Jaburg Wilk

5 Things Every New Parent Needs to Know About Wills

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As a new parent, you naturally want to ensure your new baby’s future in every way. For many new parents, infancy is a time for celebrating new life, and making a will is the last thing on their minds. For others, the process...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Understanding the contents of a will

No estate plan is complete without a will. But what provisions should be included in it? This article explores the basic provisions of a will and how it should address estate taxes and specific bequests. A sidebar discusses...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Wrong Estate Executor Can Make Family Drama Worse, As Jerry Garcia’s Heirs Discovered

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When Grateful Dead legend Jerry Garcia died of a heart attack in 1995 at age 53, he left his assets to his third wife, three daughters by two ex-wives, a fourth daughter by a former girlfriend, and a step-daughter, among...more

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