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Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst: Wealth planning for mental incapacity

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It’s always wise to hope for the best but plan for the worst, and, with global rates of dementia on the increase, planning for incapacity should be part of everyone's wealth and succession strategy. Where the assets held...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Estate Planning for Physicians: Why It’s Important and How to Get Started

When you’re a physician, your life is defined by long hours, major responsibilities, and a focus on the health and well-being of your patients. Though dedication to your practice is commendable, planning for the future is...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Trust Administration: Key Steps to Protecting Your Legacy

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Estate planning is an essential process which can ensure that your wealth is distributed appropriately after you pass. Every estate planning attorney’s goal is to assist clients to protect their assets, instead of allowing...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Estate Planning for Women: Empowering Your Future and Securing Your Legacy

Estate planning is often considered a task for the wealthy or those nearing retirement. However, it is a vital process for all adults and, in some instances, even more critical for women. Women can face unique challenges and...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner, September/October 2024

Moving to another state? Revisit your estate plan - If you recently relocated to a new state — or you’re planning such a move — it’s a good idea to review and update your estate plan. You won’t have to throw out your...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Estate Planning: Eight Steps to Take Now

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Many think estate planning is only a concern for those who are later in their stage of life or wealthy. They put it off for years, or entirely. Estate planning is for everyone and essential to maintain financial security...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Pennsylvania Adopts the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

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Digital assets have become an integral part of our lives. From e-mail accounts to digital photos to cloud based storage accounts to cryptocurrencies, almost everyone owns some type of digital asset. Until recently,...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Wealth Transfer Strategies to Consider in the Age of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives and shifted our priorities in an unprecedented manner.  Against this backdrop of uncertainty, though, opportunities in estate planning abound.  Basic planning documents, such as...more

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Love in the Time of the Corona Virus Basic Estate Planning Considerations – Part III

Overview - If the Corona Virus were not actually happening to each of us in Real Time and took place exclusively in Latin America, the Pandemic would actually become a Soap Opera, e.g. novela, shown everywhere in Latin...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Clarifying the Enforceability of Instructions and Preferences in LPAs

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Approximately 120 cases are brought before the Court of Protection each year for it to decide on the effectiveness of provisions included within Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs). LPAs are extremely powerful documents that...more

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