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Estate Planning Tips: Planning For Children with Disabilities Planning ahead as a parent is essential when you have a disabled child. Executing a Special Needs Trust can be one of the many ways a disabled child will be taken care of. What is a Special
There are many ways you can spend your hard-earned dollars. And there is nothing wrong with rewarding yourself for your hard work and a job well done. But what would happen if you rewarded someone else instead? Charitable giving is extremely important for a number
If you’re a New York multimillionaire, you now have another incentive to stay alive.A change this month in New York’s estate tax, which was billed as tax relief for the wealthy, contains a hidden wrinkle that could leave some multimillionaires with a much bigger surprise
On April 5, 2004, Ms. Ann Dunn Aldrich wrote her Will on an “E–Z Legal Form.” In Article III, entitled “Bequests,” just after the form’s pre-printed language “direct[ing] that after payment of all my just debts, my property be bequeathed in the manner following,” she
Caring for a child with Special Needs can be a challenging responsibility. There are many steps that you must take in order to guarantee the well being of your child in the long run. By planning a long-term financial strategy, you can provide for your
Estate planning is not just for the rich. If you don’t make arrangements for what will happen after you are gone, the government will step in and make all those decisions for you—and they may not be the decisions you’d choose. The process will also
If an individual with special needs depends on you for financial resources, your estate plan should address how that support will continue when you are no longer around. Proper planning helps to ensure that your child with special needs receives financial assistance in the future
We do a lot of things on our smartphones: we shop, text, bank, post pictures, order food, find directions, get news and stay connected with friends and family. And now, in some states, you can add “create a will” to the list. If you find
When a person dies leaving a Will behind, the legal process that takes place afterwards is called probate. Probate determines the legitimacy of the will after a person’s death to prevent fraud and ensure that the inheritances are rightfully distributed. Probate law varies from state
A Few Estate Planning Lessons Learned From Philip Seymour Hoffman Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman unexpectedly passed away at age 46 on February 2nd, 2014, leaving behind an estate reported to be worth $35 million. Reportedly, Hoffman did only the basic of estate planning –