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Two Types of Inheritors
June 22nd, 2015
People who inherit a lot of wealth generally fall into one of two categories: those who want to work hard and those who want to pursue their own pleasure. Most families have both types. Recently, Forbes published an article describing the two general…
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Widows and Estate Planning
June 15th, 2015
When their husbands pass away many women feel overwhelmed with the estate's affairs. However, with some planning and a few simple tasks most widows can get a good handle on the situation. Even when there is time to prepare for losing a husband d…
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Emotions and Estate Planning
June 11th, 2015
Mental health professionals normally counsel that people should listen to their emotions. However, when it comes to estate planning, it is often a bad idea to be too emotional about the process. Forbes recently published an interesting article titled…
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Search on for Missing Irish Heir
May 28th, 2015
When someone passes away without an estate plan, by law his or her property goes to the deceased's closest living relatives. However, if a person has no known close relatives, then what happens to the assets of the estate? It depends on w…
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Do Not Forget the Smaller Digital Accounts
May 25th, 2015
People are gradually beginning to understand that they need to ensure that there is a way for family members to access digital accounts after the owner passes away, at least so far as the biggest accounts are concerned, such as bank and social…
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Forged Will Leads to Arrest
May 22nd, 2015
Unfortunately, it is not unusual for people to take advantage of the elderly and even to go so far as to forge a will when the elderly person passes away. It is heartening, however, that when caught the people who do this normally face criminal charg…
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Leaving Your Friends a Few Drinks
May 21st, 2015
Sometimes it is the littlest things that you do in your estate plan that create the most lasting memories. This might be the case in England where one man left his drinking buddies money to have drinks on him. Roger Brown of Swan…
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Do Not Forget Your Frequent Flier Miles
May 20th, 2015
Most people who travel a lot have accumulated many unredeemed frequent flier miles or hotel reward points. What many do not know is that it is a good idea to state who should assume ownership of these loyalty reward points in an estate plan. I…
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Sumner Redstone's Succession Plan
May 19th, 2015
Sumner Redstone might not be a household number, but he is one of the most important media moguls in the United States. Redstone controls approximately 80 percent of the voting stock in CBS and Viacom. Because of that many people are in…
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Business and Avoiding Probate Problems
May 14th, 2015
Small and family business owners have heard many nightmares about similar businesses that have had problems with probate. Many of the stories are true. However, with careful planning most of the problems associated with probate can be avoided.…
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