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Giving to Grandchildren

Grandparents who give gifts to their grandchildren do not always take everything into consideration that they should before making the gifts. Grandparents normally have a strong desire to take care

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It Takes More Than a Will

People often think that if they have a will along with other basic estate planning documents, then they have everything that they need for someone to administer their estate. This

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Deducting Funeral Expenses

While an estate has to pay taxes on the total assets of the estate, some expenses that an estate makes are tax deductible. One of those expenses is funeral expenses.

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Preparing for Mental Illness

Estate planning offers a variety of tools to prepare for the possibility of disability. Most of the time, these tools focus on what will happen if a person suffers from

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Are Trusts Used Enough?

For years estate planning attorneys have been telling people that they should make revocable living trusts a part of their estate plans.  However, it appears that only a small fraction

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Is a Power of Attorney Enough?

Most of the time people are advised that they should have a general durable power of attorney so that someone can handle their finances in the event you become incapacitated.

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