There is probably no human being on this planet who hasn’t thought about their death. Yes, the idea is quite morbid and unsavory, but seeing that is inevitable, it tends to cross the mind at least once. When we’re younger, the thought has its own angst nuance about it. However, adults have it a little…
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Back in the day, the American dream for the ideal family involved heterosexual couples with two kids – a girl and a boy – standing smiling in front of a white picket fence home. The reality is far from it. Today, families come is all types of packages. You have your average American families, LGBTQ+…
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When we hear words like ‘revocable trusts’ and ‘beneficiaries,’ we tend to zone out a little. Our only exposure to these terms has probably been American television shows where it is always the wealthy friend who has a trust fund! They walk around in their expensive furs just waiting to turn 21 so they can…
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What Counts as Incapacitation in a Living Trust? However morose it may sound, as responsible human beings we must plan for the dimmest future. You may be happy and healthy right now, but that doesn’t mean you are going to be just so forever. One day, like everyone else, you will leave the world, bequeathing…
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How to Choose a Trustee for Your Living Trust We meet many people during our lifetimes, but only a few make it into our close circles. If you really begin to think about it, how many of them would you trust with your life on the line? Well, when you’re planning your estate or setting…
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Assets That Can and Cannot Go into Revocable Trusts Hearing the term trust or trust fund, do you instantly make a connection with something you might have come across in a movie or TV show where a trust fund billionaire shows off the things they can do because they are rich? Believe it or not,…
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Can an Irrevocable Trust Save Me Excess Taxes? An irrevocable trust can have many benefits, including saving you the excess tax on your hard-gained property. Most of us earn our living with the sweat and blood of our labor, and it hurts to pay excess taxes when transferring ownership of our life’s estate to our…
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Revocable Trust for Minor Children If you have kids around your house, you know how sweet life is around them. Their laughter and innocence brightens your day, and their love gives you a reason to be joyful. Children always offer a fresher perspective on life by looking at the world with their innocent eyes—often imparting…
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Setting Up Trust Funds – A Look into the Differences between Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts Estate planning lawyers in New York have been preaching the importance of what they do for a long time. Among their informative education about estate planning is the topic of trust.Trusts or rather trust funds are a term most people…
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The Tough Part of Business: Estate Planning Tips NYC Estate Planning Tips If you are an entrepreneur, you have probably set up your business with your own sweat and blood. You worked hard through the years to improve your brand and make it credible for target audiences. Now, as you stand on the precipice of…
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