Estate Planning 101

Obligations & Liabilities of Attorneys-in-Fact

by Jayne Sykora March 14, 2013 Estate Planning 101

In previous posts, the importance of having a Power of Attorney has been discussed (see Maggie Green‘s “The Power of Attorney In Real Life” and my post “Powers of Attorney: The Basics”). In general, the [...]

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A Memorialized Profile on Facebook

by Jamie Held February 25, 2013 Estate Planning 101

Grieving through Facebook has been previously discussed on Epilawg (see Jen Santini’s post, Grieving in the Digital Age), but I was again reminded of this topic as the result of a recent Minneapolis Star Tribute [...]

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Guns N’ Trusts

by Kevin Rockwell February 20, 2013 Estate Planning 101

If Congress ultimately expands gun legislation, then it could have a profound impact on an individual’s ability to transfer guns to their beneficiaries. Bequeathing a gun in an estate is very different from passing on [...]

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Trustee and Custodian: What’s the Difference?

by Stephanie Schweiger February 18, 2013 Estate Planning 101

Trustee A trustee is a fiduciary with a high degree of responsibility.  As a fiduciary, a trustee has legal duties that he or she must perform.  As discussed in Maggie Green’s series of posts, those [...]

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Much Ado About Nothing?

by Erika Stein Rosenhagen February 4, 2013 Estate Planning 101

Last week, I was lucky enough to see the cliff up close. Not the fiscal cliff that kept us all riveted (or not) for the month of December, but a beautiful snow covered cliff. And [...]

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[Un]married with Children

by Maggie Green February 1, 2013 Estate Planning 101

A couple in love has a baby but they haven’t tied the knot. Many times they also haven’t created an estate plan.  Unfortunately, the unwed parents in love need an estate plan more than married [...]

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SkinnyGirl Gets Divorced

by Anne Bjerken January 29, 2013 Estate Planning 101

Bethenny Frankel is the real housewife turned mogul, who sold her SkinnyGirl drinks to Beam Global for $120 million.  In a matter of a few years, Bethenny went from near bankruptcy to multi-millionaire.  She also went from [...]

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Do I Still Need An Estate Plan?

by Jen Santini January 23, 2013 Estate Planning 101

Some people continue to ask why they need an estate plan, especially since Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act, which made the $5 million federal estate tax exemption permanent. The question is often, “If [...]

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The handy dandy super easy estate planning checklist

by Maggie Green January 17, 2013 Estate Planning 101

Make this your new year’s resolution.  Or don’t.  Either way, these six things should give you peace of mind that your family and friends will not struggle through the probate process. 1. Make a list of [...]

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Communicating End of Life Wishes

by Jayne Sykora January 15, 2013 Estate Planning 101

Last week, The New York Times ran a piece called “Help for Planning End of Life Care.” The blog post, by Paula Span, discusses a new website called Prepare, which is to help people prepare [...]

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Now That The Fiscal Cliff Was Avoided – How Does It Impact You?

by Chris Revak January 10, 2013 Estate Planning 101

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 does the following: Tax Rates - For most individuals it extends the lower federal income tax rates that have existed for the last ten years.  However, if you make [...]

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