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Estate Planning
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Estate planning is a difficult exercise for most people. It means facing your mortality, making difficult decisions about care in your final days, and dividing your property after your death. A full estate plan takes all of this into consideration, but also incorporates items that only matter while you are living. One such item, a...
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It’s that time of year again. Thousands of parents are sending their kids off to college or to their first jobs after high school graduation. Many are looking at each other wondering where the time has gone and how the kids grew up so fast. And many wonder what to do next. While you adjust...
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House with Key
Inheritance laws offer some protection to spouses, but rarely to unmarried partners, when a will and other estate planning documents do not exist. Even if you’ve drafted a contractual agreement between the two of you regarding disposition of assets, inheritance laws and other biases can affect how a judge or a relative will carry out...
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Estate Planning
Another long cold winter has come to an end, and spring is slowly emerging. You know what that means: it is time for spring cleaning! Many people find great joy in taking the opportunity to open up the house, dust, clean, vacuum, polish and de-clutter; others see it as a massive chore. Whether you revel...
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Dog sitting in grass
Comedian Joan Rivers was widely known as a dog lover who adored her pets. When she passed away due to surgical complications in the fall of 2014, her dogs were by her side. They were also well provided for in her estate plan. At White & Associates, we know just how important our clients’ pets...
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Old Man and Woman
If something happened to you, would your loved ones know what to do? Many people think that they’re prepared for the unexpected just because they have a will. But a complete estate plan—one that provides needed guidance to your family and friends—is much more than just a will. Depending on your needs, your estate plan...
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Dollars and change
The snow has melted and spring has officially arrived. What does that mean? Tax season is upon us! Around this time every year, we often hear from clients who have a variety of estate planning questions that all boil down to one simple query: What can we do to limit our taxes? While we aren’t...
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Man signing Last Will and Testament
The problem with estate planning mistakes is that most families don’t realize them until it’s too late to fix them. By the time a mistake is discovered, families are often involved in infighting or complicated legal proceedings. As experienced estate planning lawyers, we hope that we can help you avoid five of the most common...
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