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Understanding Tangled TItles

Untangling Tangled Titles: Homeownership, Property Deeds, and Estate Planning

Kari VoorheesMarch 14, 2022

Do you really own the home you live in? If you are currently living in a property that you inherited but the deed has not been transferred into your name, you may be surprised to learn that, under the law, you are technically not the owner. This legal situation is known as “tangled title.” A…

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Estate Planning: Answering Common Questions of Senior Citizens

Estate Planning: Answering Common Questions of Senior Citizens

Kari VoorheesMarch 3, 2022

According to a study conducted by Caring.com, the percentage of people aged fifty-five and older who have created a will has fallen from 60 percent to 44 percent since 2019.[1] Although creating or updating your estate planning may seem like a daunting task, a proper estate plan can help address the concerns you may face…

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How Your Financial and Estate Planning Team Has Your Back

Kari VoorheesJanuary 31, 2022

Comprehensive estate and financial plans are not just for the wealthy. Anyone who cares for a person or cause and who wants to provide for the person or cause after they die can benefit from such plans. Along with comprehensive estate and financial plans comes a team to help you create, manage, and support those…

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Estate Planning Questions

Important Questions Your Estate Planning Attorney Will Ask You

Kari VoorheesJanuary 28, 2022

For many people, the thought of meeting with an estate planning attorney strikes fear into their hearts. It can be uncomfortable to even consider the possibility of no longer being able to manage your own affairs, let alone no longer being alive, with your property and accounts passing to someone else. For far too many…

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Is Our Home Community Property or Separate Property?

Is Our Home Community Property or Separate Property?

Kari VoorheesDecember 3, 2021

When two people get married, the property they obtain during their marriage is called marital property. This includes anything from real property like homes and rental properties, to stock options, investment accounts, heirlooms, and employment income. A common assumption is that spouses want to share their property with each other. This assumption is not always…

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Trust Funding - How to Fund Your Trust

Trust Funding: Is Everything Titled Correctly?

Kari VoorheesNovember 22, 2021

Working with an attorney to draft a trust agreement for estate planning purposes is an important step. But just getting the document drafted and signed is not enough. For any trust to be effective, you must complete the process of funding your trust as soon as you can. But what exactly is funding? A common…

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Life Insurance

Types of Life Insurance and How It Can Be Used in Estate Planning

Kari VoorheesNovember 15, 2021

Many of us do not start thinking about life insurance until we get our first full-time job and the company’s human resources representative asks us if we want to enroll in the employer’s group life insurance policy. Most people think “Why not?” and sign up, naming a family member as the beneficiary of their policy,…

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What is a Basis?

What is a Basis and How Does it Affect Estate Planning?

Kari VoorheesOctober 25, 2021

“Basis” is a term used frequently in tax law. But for many, the term is unfamiliar and intimidating—perhaps something they feel is better left to a certified public accountant to worry about. Nevertheless, a basic understanding of the concept can be very helpful for understanding important estate planning strategies used by your attorney and financial…

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Britney Spears Conservatorship

Britney Spears: A Cautionary Tale about Conservatorships

Kari VoorheesOctober 6, 2021

Even if you do not listen to pop music, it has been hard to ignore the recent news about Britney Spears and the #FreeBritney movement trending on social media. What is this movement all about? And why should average Americans care? In 2008, pop singer and superstar performer Britney Spears had a widely publicized emotional…

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