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Spring Clean your Estate Plan: Use a Human, Not AI

March 26, 2025

As spring blossoms, it’s a perfect time to refresh and renew various aspects of your life, including your estate plan. You might be curious about using artificial intelligence (AI) or platforms such as Legal Zoom, Rocket Lawyer, Estate Plan templates or similar online services to write your plan. While “DIY…

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Money Isn’t Everything In Estate Planning

February 20, 2025

How to Pass Your Stories and Values to Future GenerationsMoney and property may be the most discussed types of wealth that a person owns, but theriches of their experience and wisdom can mean even more to loved ones down the line.Reinforcement of family traditions can be built into your estate…

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Show Your Love This Valentine’s Day

February 9, 2025

Valentine’s Day is a time to show love and affection. By preparing a will and other estate planning documents, you can ensure your loved ones are well taken care of now and in the future. Estate planning isn’t just about who gets what—it’s about ensuring your life’s work passes smoothly to those you love. Show your family your love by choosing what to include and what NOT to include in your estate plan!

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Continuity Planning

June 24, 2024

Our friend John has a job at Publix. He has a good job, a comfortable salary, and a nice home. However, John has never thought about what would happen if he lost his job or became ill or injured. One day, John is involved in a car accident and is…

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Secure the Well-being of Our Children

May 7, 2024

While finding the time during our busy lives may be challenging, having a well-thought-out and carefully drafted plan to protect our children is essential! Trusts offer a unique opportunity to leave a lasting impact on our children’s lives.

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Holiday Recommendations for Family Harmony

November 3, 2022

If your goal is family harmony, it could be a huge blunder to fail to consider the emotional ties children may have to their parent’s possessions.

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Are “Unequal Inheritances” inherently unfair?

June 20, 2022

Not all adult children are always treated equally upon their parent’s passing. Quite often I’m asked the question regarding the best way to leave children an unequal inheritance (unequal portions of an estate).  It isn’t always a question of an unequal inheritance; sometimes it is a question of what is…

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Estate Planning, Wills And Trusts

Superstar Prince – Super Battle over his Estate

November 15, 2019

A Minnesota Judge rules that six siblings are the heirs to Prince’s Fortune The music superstar Prince did not have a will! A judge just ruled that his six siblings are heirs to his fortune, but many more people are claiming to be heirs to the legend’s over 25 million-dollar…

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