Is a Will Enough? Your Post-Will Planning Checklist
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You did it. Maybe Make-A-Will Month finally moved it to the top of your list. Maybe you’ve been meaning to get this done for years and this was the month ... Read more
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A Celebrity Legacy Can’t Protect a Family Without Proper Planning
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When I heard about Tenisha Warner’s lawsuit, my first thought wasn’t about the celebrity angle. It was: I’ve seen this before. Not the exact same story, but the same estate ... Read more
Make-A-Will Month: Why a Will Isn’t a Complete Estate Plan
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A family called me after losing their mother. She had a will, properly signed and perfectly valid. But it didn’t tell anyone who had legal authority to be with the ... Read more
Friends Don’t Let Friends Go Without an Estate Plan
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There’s a phrase most of us remember from decades past: “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.” It was simple, direct, and it worked, because it reframed a difficult conversation as ... Read more
Understanding Trump Accounts for Newborns
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If your baby was born on or after January 1, 2025, the federal government has set aside $1,000 for your child. The account is available now. Contributions opened on July ... Read more
When Your Spouse Won’t Get on Board with Estate Planning: What to Do Now
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You’ve brought it up before. Maybe it came up after watching a friend go through something hard, a probate process that dragged on for years, or a family left scrambling ... Read more
What Happens to Debt When You Die: What Families Must Know
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The call came four days after her husband died. A credit card company. Forty-one thousand dollars on his account. The representative told her she was responsible for the balance and ... Read more
The New Tax Law and Your Family’s Trust: What to Know Now
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A client forwarded me a CNBC article last week with a note: “Does this affect our trust?” It was a reasonable question. The article described a provision buried in the ... Read more
Digital Estate Planning: Why Passwords Aren’t Enough
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She found the notebook in the top drawer of her mother’s desk. Six pages. Every account. Every password. Username, password, recovery question. Her mother had been organized her whole life, ... Read more
Divorce Doesn’t Update Your Estate Plan: Here’s What Does
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If you are a divorced father, you already know something that most married fathers don’t: showing up for your kids takes more deliberate effort than it looks like from the ... Read more