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Estate planning and the Dysfunctional Family

Estate planning and the Dysfunctional Family

Over my career as an estate planning and elder law attorney, I swear I have seen just about everything. I cannot remember a fact pattern that

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Meet Dana S. Wieseman from our Probate Team

Meet Dana S. Wieseman from our Probate Team

Dana was Born and raised in Central Pennsylvania. A graduate of Mechanicsburg Area high School in 1987 and Central Penn University in 1993 with a

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Meet Michelle Wheeler from our Probate Team

Meet Michelle Wheeler from our Probate Team

I essentially work with the executor/administrator/trustee and help them manage the assets and expenses of the decedent. It’s like taking over a person’s financial life

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Why is it Important to Understand or Learn Probate in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?

Why is it Important to Understand or Learn Probate in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?

This is a question that we receive all of the time in our office. The answer is because you could have personal liability as an executor

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How Can I Avoid Probate?

How Can I Avoid Probate?

A week probably does not go by in my estate planning and elder law practice that I do not hear this question. We spend a

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Does A Life Estate In A Property Have Anything To Do With The Other Assets?

Does A Life Estate In A Property Have Anything To Do With The Other Assets?

I was recently talking to a daughter whose mother had passed away. She told me that her step-father made a comment after the funeral that

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What’s Better: A Joint Tenancy or a Trust to Give a Home to a Child?

What’s Better: A Joint Tenancy or a Trust to Give a Home to a Child?

“When leaving a home to your children, you can avoid probate by using either joint ownership or a revocable trust, but which is the better

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Draft Your Will and Eliminate Issues for Your Family

Draft Your Will and Eliminate Issues for Your Family

Here’s a riddle: What do painter Pablo Picasso, former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and rock star Prince all have in common? Each died without an

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How to Solve the Issue of Passing Your House to Your Heirs

How to Solve the Issue of Passing Your House to Your Heirs

No one likes to think about passing away, but when you do, you’re going to leave stuff behind. If you’re leaving behind modest assets, then

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Rolling Stone Jagger Needs Estate Planning for Expected Arrival

Rolling Stone Jagger Needs Estate Planning for Expected Arrival

When Rolling Stone Mick Jagger isn’t on stage later this year, he’ll probably be at home changing diapers at age 72. Mick is awaiting the

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Don’t Leave a Bundle to Your Ex

Don’t Leave a Bundle to Your Ex

Do you want your ex-spouse to inherit any part of your estate? It could happen if you initially signed up for a retirement plan or

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Don’t Horse Around with Estate Planning and Your Stable

Don’t Horse Around with Estate Planning and Your Stable

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to estate planning. These are personal decisions you should make after carefully weighing all of the options with a qualified attorney.

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