Women face unique financial challenges
Winnipeg Free Press
Although women increasingly are assuming the role of chief financial officer in their families, they have not been proactive when it comes to discussing and being involved in estate planning. Dabu recounted a case in which a successful 60-year-old …

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Estate planning for the rest of us
MarketWatch
Another basic estate planning goal is to avoid probate. Probate is a court-supervised legal process intended to make sure a deceased person's assets are properly distributed. Probate typically means legal fees and red tape. Also, if your estate goes …

Estate planning law firms announce merger
Fenceviewer
Each attorney has several years of experience handling estate and elder law planning and related matters. Jones said the three practices complement each other, and that the team members' collective experience will help the firm to provide a greater …

Farmers avoid estate planning; many don't know who will take over
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Julia Freedgood, managing director with the American Farmland Trust's Farmland and Communities Initiatives, said the group has focused on estate and farm succession planning for more than 20 years but refocused its efforts last year after finding that …

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ESTATE PLANNING: Do non-married couples need to plan? – The Times
nwitimes.com
To plan for this, a health care representative designation is an essential estate planning document. Without a health care appointment, the doctors and hospital may be legally prohibited from discussing a sick partner's condition and a hospital may not …

State Bar Foundation To Sponsor Free Seminar On Wills And Estate Planning
NJ TODAY
NEW BRUNSWICK — A will and a financial plan on file can help anyone of any income provide for his or her family's future. As a public service, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation presents a free public seminar on wills and estate planning on Tuesday, …

Steps to a better estate plan – Fremont Tribune
Fremont Tribune
If you haven't done so already, today is the day to begin planning your estate. Thinking ahead can save you and your loved ones time and money. In addition an estate plan allows you to control the disposition of your property at death. 1. Update your …

Estate Planning: Transferring inheritance rights – Lake County News
Lake County News
Consider an heir to a deceased person's intestate estate (i.e., a person who died without a will). Sometimes, an heir may want to transfer his/her inheritance rights to the following types of recipients: An “heir search” firm; the decedent's intended …

RI estate lawyer says he's innocent in death fraud; asking to change guilty …
Winnipeg Free Press
Print; E–mail. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An estate planning lawyer who pleaded guilty mid-trial to using the identities of terminally ill people to illegally obtain tens of millions of dollars is trying to persuade a federal judge to let him change his plea …

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Duck Estate-Planning Fiascos Before it's Too Late
Fox Business
Dying is generally an unpredictable event, but planning for your passing can make it easier for everyone. That is, unless estate planning goes terribly wrong. Unfortunately, unless an error or bad plan comes to light while you're still alive and …