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The Living Will: Is it a Will, or a Health Care Directive, or Neither?

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Another estate planning tool authorized by law in many jurisdictions is a living will.  A living will (also called a declaration of a desire for a natural death or a directive to physicians) allows a person who is unconscious or incapacitated to express his or her desires regarding the use of extraordinary measures to extend [...]

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Common ways to reduce Estate Taxes

Monday, June 22, 2009

Question: My parents have considerable assets. What can they do now to reduce the potential estate taxes?
Many clients may be near or over the estate tax exemption and owe federal estate taxes upon their death (see my post on ways to avoid state taxes to see federal estate tax rates).  Furthermore, individuals must also face [...]

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Why your Will may accomplish very little with unintended results and how to easily resolve this problem

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Many people have a Last Will and Testament, (“Will”) which serves as a written disposition of your assets. In the case of a widow, her Will may state that all property she owns at her death is to be distributed equally to her three children. It sounds easy enough, but can you answer the questions [...]

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