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        • Michael Jackson & Farrah Fawcett - Estate Plan Wake Up Call
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        • Parents' Medicaid Application May Be Affected by Gifts to Kids
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        • Repeal of Estate Tax May Warrant a Fresh Look at the Use of Disclaimers to Avoid Death Tax
        • Three Ways to Ensure Your Minor Children Can Inherit Without Costly Guardianship Proceedings
        • Estate Planning with Family Partnerships
        • Investing For The Rest of Us: Charting a course for the future
        • Investing For The Rest Of Us: Economic Indicators
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        • About the Annual Gift-Tax Exclusion
        • Investing for the Rest of Us: Do We Need Mortgage Bailouts?
        • Three Levels of Business Succession Planning
        • Investing for the Rest of Us: How Property Passes Upon Death
        • Estate Planning for Second Marriages - Thoughtfulness Required
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        • Investing For The Rest Of Us: What Exactly Is a Double Dip Recession and What Are The Odds Of Having One?
        • Understanding Your Medicare Home Health Care Benefits
        • Ten Estate Planning Traps and How to Avoid Them
        • Plan Your Estate Now - Rest in Peace Later
        • How to Keep the Business in the Family (Or Not)
        • Three Basic Asset Protection Techniques
        • Estate Planning For Parents With Special Needs Children
        • Investing For The Rest of Us: Estate Taxes And Your Government Absent From Work
        • Investing For The Rest of Us: Investment Bubbles- Hindsight, Foresight and Some Insight
        • Applying for Medicaid
        • Time to Reassess Bonds in Your Portfolio
        • Plan Now to Avoid Paying Nursing Home Costs
        • How an Estate Planning Attorney Can Help
        • Alzheimer's - Protecting Choices With Durable Power of Attorney and Advanced Health Care Directives
        • Consider the Specific Needs of Your Children When You Plan Your Esate
        • Estate Planning Nightmare for Widows
        • What To Do When A Loved One Dies
        • Estate and elder planning documents: Do the documents work if no one else knows they exist?
        • Understanding Veterans Benefits
        • Michael Jackson’s Estate Teaches Important Planning Lessons
        • Estate Plans To Protect Your Cabin
        • Estate Planning Concerns for Women
        • The Homestead Exemption and Declared Homestead
        • How Will Your Business Survive?
        • Hidden Offshore Bank Accounts: IRS Offers A Second Chance To Come Forward
        • Cy-Pres Doctrine
        • Male Perspective Estate Planning
        • Tax Measure Details Relevant To Estate Planning
        • Bob Klueger Estate Tax Law
        • The Revocable Trust: Avoid a Family Feud Between Children From a Prior Marriage and the New Spouse
        • Are You An Innocent Spouse?
        • Estate Planning Tools: Personal Instructions To Family - Five Factors To Consider
        • Same-Sex Couples Must Plan Carefully
        • Do Incentive Trusts Encourage Responsibility?
        • Why Do Families Fight After Their Parents Are Gone? Six Ways To Help Avoid This Problem
        • Gifts: Federal Tax Rules
        • Things to Know When Your Child is Also Your Caregiver
        • Funeral Slideshows - 10 Unusual Things to Include
        • For the Love of Your Partner . . . Plan Now
        • New Parents - What You Need In Your First Last Will And Testament - Six Easy Steps
        • The Life Estate Deed – One Option for Protecting Your Home
        • Establish an Estate Plan Before Your Trip
        • Staying at Home – Considerations for Elders and Their Caregivers
        • Common Estate Planning Mistakes That Increase Your Taxes
        • Is an IDIOT Trust Ever a Smart Choice?
    • Last Will and Testament
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      • Requirements for a Will
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      • Sample Wills
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      • Wills of the Rich and Famous
        • Last Will and Testament of James Gandolfini
        • Last Will and Testament of Anna Nicole Smith
        • Last Will and Testament of David Packard
        • Last Will and Testament of Richard Nixon
        • Last Will and Testament of Marilyn Monroe
        • Last Will and Testament of Linda McCartney
        • Last Will and Testament of John Lennon
        • Last Will and Testament of John Kennedy
        • Last Will and Testament of Henry Fonda
        • Last Will and Testament of Joe Jackson
        • Last Will and Testament of Harry Helmsley
        • Last Will and Testament of Clark Gable
        • Last Will and Testament of Doris Duke
        • Last Will and Testament of Walt Disney
        • Last Will and Testament of Joseph P. Dimaggio
        • Last Will and Testament of Warren Burger
        • Last Will and Testament of Princess Diana
        • Last Will and Testament of Elvis Presley
        • Last Will and Testament of Jerry Garcia
        • Codicil to the Last Will and Testament of Princess Diana
        • Last Will and Testament of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
        • Last Will and Testament of Frank Sinatra
        • Last Will and Testament of George Washington
        • Last Will and Testament of Babe Ruth
        • Last Will and Testament of Michael Jackson
        • Last Will and Testament of Katharine Hepburn
        • Last Will and Testament of Leona Helmsley
        • Last Will and Testament of Edward (Ted) Kennedy
        • Last Will and Testament of Paul Newman
        • Last Will and Testament of George Steinbrenner
        • First Codicil to the Last Will and Testament of George Steinbrenner
        • Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Edwards
        • Last Will and Testament of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
        • Last Will and Testament of Thomas Jefferson
        • Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin
        • Last Will and Testament of Whitney Houston
        • Last Will and Testament of John Kennedy, Jr.
      • What the Experts Say
        • Testamentary Capacity: What Mental Ability Is Needed In Order to Sign a Will?
        • Choosing An Executor
        • Ethical Wills: The Missing Piece of Estate Planning
        • Disinherited: Mixed Blessing or Scarlet Letter of Shame?
        • Do You Really Want Your Entire Bequest? Planning With Qualified Disclaimers
        • Can I Disinherit My Child?
        • Wills vs. Trusts - Explaining the Estate Planning Enigma
        • My Father's Will
        • I Don't Have a Will - Do I Really Need One?
        • Wills for a Second Marriage
        • A Model Not To Live By - The Last Will And Testament
        • Can My Father Read His Wife's (My Mother's) Last Will And Testament
        • Choosing Your Child's Guardian
        • Understanding The Rule Against Perpetuities
        • Contesting A Will - Protect Your Parents From Undue Influence
        • Why Parents Disinherit Their Children
        • Conditional Gifts in Will
        • Estate Planning Tips for Parents - How To Choose The Right Guardian For Your Children?
        • Leaving some of your estate to worthy causes
        • Estate Planning - No Contest Clause in Your Will
        • Estate Planning - Protecting Your Will's Integrity
        • Understanding Guardianship: Advice From Estate Planning Lawyers
        • What is a Will and Why Do We Need One?
    • Revocable Living Trust
      • FAQs about Revocable Living Trusts
      • Types of Trusts
      • Selecting Trustees
      • How to Fund a Living Trust
        • Introduction to Funding a Living Trust
        • Establishing a Funding Plan
        • Titling Property in a Living Trust
        • Transferring Real Property to a Living Trust
        • Transferring Tangible Personal Property to a Living Trust
        • Transferring Intangible Property to a Living Trust
      • Sample Revocable Living Trusts
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      • What the Experts Say
        • Irrevocable Dynasty Trust in 2012 to Utilize $5 Million Exemptions for Gift, Estate and GST Taxes
        • Save Taxes - Basics of an Irrevocable Life Insurance Dynasty Trust
        • IRA Stretch and Protection Trust
        • Exploding the Myths of "Living Trusts"
        • Selecting a Trustee: Did I Make the Right Choice?
        • 6 Reasons Why You Should Have a Living Trust
        • New FDIC Rules for Revocable Living Trust Accounts
        • Setting Up a Special Needs Trust for a Disabled Relative
        • Taking Care of Parents - A Living Trust Provides a Safety Net
        • The Special Needs Trust
        • Top 10 Reasons You Need A Trust
        • What if a Trust Beneficiary Doesn't Want the Money?
        • When To Fund Your Living Trust - Part I
        • Why Do You Need A Living Trust
        • Your Disabled Childs Financial Future - To Ensure Adequate Support, Consider the Special Needs Trust
        • Qualified Domestic Trusts (QDOTs)
        • Funding Your Living Trust With Bonds
        • Using Trusts to Protect Heirs
        • The Special Needs Trust in Divorce - Enhancing the Quality of Life For the Disabled Spouse Or Child
        • Special Needs Planning: Gifting to Individuals With Mental or Physical Disabilities
        • You've Been Named As a Successor Trustee - Now What? Duties in the Administration of a Trust
        • Administration Of A Probate Or Trust Estate - Selling The Decedent's Real Estate
        • Administering An Estate - Investment and Transfer of Securities
        • Special Needs Require Special Planning
        • You’ve Been Asked to Administer a Loved One’s Will or Trust: Now What?
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        • Don't Get Caught in the Catch-22 of the Springing Power
        • What Is A Power Of Attorney And When And How Would You Use It?
        • Dangers That Befall Elders From Their Children and Caregivers
        • Your Durable Power of Attorney May Need to Be Replaced
        • A Matter of Trust - Giving Someone Power of Attorney over Your Financial Matters Is a Key Decision
        • Why a Durable Power of Attorney is "Durable" and Why It's Great for Estate Planning
        • Power of Attorney - Designating Someone to Handle Your Financial Affairs
        • Why You Need a Durable Power of Attorney Now!
        • 8 Things to Know About Power of Attorney For Finances
    • Advance Directives
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      • What the Experts Say
        • 5 Reasons Why You Need A Living Will
        • Living Wills Review: Five Reasons Why You Must Have A Living Will
        • Lessons from the Stars: Long Term Care
        • Are You Afraid of Growing Older?
        • Health Care Proxies Are Not Just For People 50 and Over
        • Health Community Based Services - Understanding The Qualifications And Requirements
        • Lessons from the Dying
        • Living Wills - 10 Most common Questions
        • No Living Will & Power of Attorney? HIPPA Law Shuts You Out
        • The Living Will
        • What is an Advanced Health Care Directive and Why do I Need One?
        • Understanding Conservatorships
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  • Celebrity Wills
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