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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
Warner Norcross + Judd

[Webinar] Family Business Succession – The Good, the Bad and the Lessons Learned - May 23rd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Join Warner Norcross + Judd LLP attorneys Charles Ash, Matt Johnson and Laura Morris for a webinar discussion on family business succession and the challenges and opportunities to a successful transition. In this webinar, we...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Estate Planning Pitfall: You Haven’t Coordinated Beneficiary Designations With Your Will

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Perhaps you drafted your will years ago and it references many of your existing assets, including retirement plan accounts and life insurance policies. But you also have paperwork on file with the applicable financial...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Avoiding Estate Litigation: Estate Planning During and After Divorce

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It is highly likely that if you’re going through a divorce, your estate plan is going to be the last thing on your mind. However, this is an imperative time to make sure you have the necessary documents in place to protect...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Are You Sentencing Your Kids to Years of Litigation? You May Say “No” but Your Estate Plan May Say “Yes.”

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On March 2, 2023 the Family Law Section of the state bar association dropped a podcast hosted by my partner Aaron Weems with an estate lawyer, Mary Kay Kelm. It covered a broad range of topics including diminishing capacity...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

What to Know if You’re Getting Divorced and Your Spouse Holds Power of Attorney

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Worried about a financial power grab in divorce? A power of attorney can be like writing a blank check to your spouse. Many married couples will sign powers of attorney as part of their estate planning documents, which...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Wendy and Jen Wreck the Movies: Dial “M” for Murder (1954), or Murder Doesn’t Pay, and Peanut Butter Expires in November

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Margot and Tony Wendice seem to have it all – they are young, beautiful, and in love. However, much like pyrite, not everything that glitters is gold. Before their marriage, Tony was a successful tennis player. It...more

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The Importance of Post-Divorce Beneficiary Planning

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When you’re in the throes of a separation or divorce, it is easy to forget the importance of updating your will and your estate plan. With so much happening in the here and now, things like beneficiary designations and...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Estate Planning During a Divorce: Four Key Considerations

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You have planned your life carefully. With your spouse you have drawn up a will and established trusts to organize your estate after your deaths. You have made decisions about the guardianship of your children should anything...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes & How to Avoid Making Them

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As estate planners, we have seen it all over the years. What we have learned is that people make some common mistakes. Whether due to procrastination, lack of follow through, or ignoring their own mortality! This article...more

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Estate Planning After Divorce

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Divorce attorneys saw a wave of divorces last year due to the changes in the tax laws that took effect on January 1, 2019. If you were one of the masses whose divorce was finalized in 2018, now is the time to revise your...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - April/May 2019: A second walk down the aisle can complicate estate planning

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An estate planning rule of thumb is to review (and, if necessary, revise) one’s estate plan in light of major life events. Such events include a marriage, birth of a child and a divorce. A second marriage also calls for an...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Lessons to be Learned From the Power of Attorney

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Powers of attorney and trust instruments have each been the subject of many an estate plan. They each have also been the subject of multiple estate litigations. In combination, the two have served as fodder for controversies...more

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