Category Archives: Simple Wills

Estate Planning Myths & Misconceptions — Myth #3 — An Estate Plan Is Not A Will

Most peo­ple think of “doing estate plan­ning” as the act of cre­at­ing and sign­ing a will. While in some cases, a will is the best instru­ment, you can’t get to that answer with­out engag­ing in a com­pre­hen­sive process where the … Con­tinue read­ing

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Making a Will

If you’re think­ing about mak­ing a will, here are few things that you should think about before draft­ing the will (or hav­ing an attor­ney help you think about these things and draft the will for you): 1.  What assets will you … Con­tinue read­ing

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Top Tips for Selecting an Estate Planner

Hav­ing prac­ticed in this area for a while, here are some prac­ti­cal tips for select­ing an estate plan­ner. I promise that this is not a thinly-veiled way of describ­ing my prac­tice. Although we have many of these qual­i­ties, I believe … Con­tinue read­ing

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Do You Have These 3 Legal Papers?

This post is impor­tant enough that I might run a vari­a­tion of it every month for year. Let me spoil the sur­prise and give you the answer up front. You should have: A Durable Power of Attor­ney for Health Care A Durable … Con­tinue read­ing

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