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Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements are OK

Buffalo attorney Julie Bargnesi is a proponent of fairness to health care providers and patients alike. She’s not only an attorney who represents health care providers and is a part of the health care industry practice team at Harris Beach, she was… Read More
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Managing the Digital Assets of the Deceased

According to a 2007 study conducted by Microsoft, the average web user has 25 online accounts ranging from social network accounts to banking and financial accounts. In America alone, nearly 72% of American adults have an online presence or use socia… Read More
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Mr. Cub Alleged to Have Dementia when He Signed New Will

The estranged wife of late Cubs legend Ernie Banks claims the Hall of Famer was diagnosed with dementia days before he signed a will that left his entire estate to his caregiver. Ernie Banks was in the middle of a long and somewhat contentious divorc… Read More
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Tips on Transferring Your Parents’ Brokerage Accounts After They Die

Only two months after launching a helpline for seniors, FINRA has received a number of calls from stressed family members with questions about the transfer of brokerage account assets upon death, so it has released an extensive investor alert dealing… Read More
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Anna Nicole Smith Saga Finally Over?

After almost 20 years, the long legal battle between Anna Nicole Smith's estate and her late husband's estate might finally be over after a recent court ruling. Two decades ago watchers of celebrity estate news were focused on the estates o… Read More
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Preserving Your Estate Planning Documents

Once you have an estate plan that you are satisfied with, you need to preserve the documents. They should be stored in a place that protects them from harm and where they can be readily accessed after you pass away. We discuss some tips on how to do… Read More
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What Goes Into an Estate Plan?

You might know that an estate plan contains more than just a will, but do you know what other documents it contains? Every estate plan is different. And different people and families have different needs. Thus, what is in one person's estate pla… Read More
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Planning Mistakes of the Wealthy

Many wealthy people think they are immune from making estate planning mistakes. That thought is their first mistake. They often commit many more. When it comes to estate planning most wealthy people have heard about mistakes that other wealthy people… Read More
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Categories: Estate Planning, Will

The Wisdom of Solomon?

The story goes that two women who both claimed to be the mother of a baby asked King Solomon to resolve the dispute. The King ordered that the baby be cut in half and by doing so could determine who the real mother was by watching the women's re… Read More
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Categories: Estate Planning

Who Is Pushing for Estate Tax Repeal?

Opponents of the estate tax normally emphasize the effect it can have on small business owners and family farmers. A new report, however, suggests that those are not the groups behind the push to repeal the tax. Earlier this year, the House of Repres… Read More
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