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If You Don’t Make a Will, Then What?

If You Don’t Make a Will, Then What?

For example, in West Virginia, that all depends on your family situation. Here are the most typical situations and who gets what: (i) If you

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Full Disclosure Estate Planning

Full Disclosure Estate Planning

For years, Patrick Severo didn’t understand why people were so reluctant to talk about estate planning. Then the 55-year-old father of three went through the

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Estate Planning for Widows

Estate Planning for Widows

Drawing up a will can be an emotionally taxing process. But it’s one that becomes especially difficult when a spouse is left to cope with

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What Just Happened? You Need to Consider Estate Planning

What Just Happened? You Need to Consider Estate Planning

With an estate plan, you can ensure that your loved ones are taken care of financially after your death. You can give your family peace

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Ever Wonder How People Die?

Ever Wonder How People Die?

Accidental gunfire claimed 348 lives from 2001-2010 in Alabama, and gunshots of undetermined intent killed 147 in Arizona. And while both resulted in far fewer

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Estate Planning for Women

Estate Planning for Women

It’s vitally important for everyone to have a plan for their estate, but in the absence of a well-crafted plan, women can be affected more

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Creating a Virtual Asset Instruction Letter

Creating a Virtual Asset Instruction Letter

Think about the information you store online. There’s the Pinterest page where you keep a collection of family recipes, the Instagram account where you keep

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Is Your Legacy Mapped Out?

Is Your Legacy Mapped Out?

When people think of estate planning, it is generally thought of only being needed by the ultra-wealthy. Actually though, this isn’t the case. Whether people

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Survey Says … “More Estate Planning!”

When Craig Evans Carnick accompanied his wife of 46 years to a medical procedure recently, he got a bit of a surprise when he asked

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Conservatorships and Guardianships: What’s the Difference?

Conservatorships and Guardianships: What’s the Difference?

Bobby Brown and Pat Houston will be co-guardians for Bobbi Kristina Brown. Their attorneys said in a statement Friday that Bobby Brown and the sister-in-law

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Is “Crummey Power” Really Good or Really Crumby?

Is “Crummey Power” Really Good or Really Crumby?

There was one estate planner who had a stroke of marketing brilliance a long time ago.  He or she decided that we should call death

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South Texas’ “Godfather of Movies” Leaves Two Pals to Duel over Estate Plan Mess

South Texas’ “Godfather of Movies” Leaves Two Pals to Duel over Estate Plan Mess

Rubin Frels is considered by some as the "godfather of movies in South Texas." His parents met at the Theatre Victoria, built in 1913. Frels

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