Multiple marriages frequently bring complexity to estate planning. While some people need a few tries to find true love, just one slip up on a will can cost the heirs of a past marriage the entire estate. This potential for error can be something that many people...
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Are You Making These Mistakes On Your Social Security?
Half Of All Eligible Americans Are Filing For Social Security According to recent studies, half of all eligible Americans, apparently worried about the future of social security or the current economy, are filing for social security at the earliest they can, namely 62...
Estate Planning To Avoid Lateral Transfer Of Wealth In Blended Families
What Happens After You Pass Away? When you die and if your spouse remarries, will your spouse's new husband or wife and the stepchildren inherit your children's share of the family inheritance? This may be difficult for some people to think about, but it is something...
Minnesota Probate Video 2-Does Every Estate Need To Go To Probate Court?
When Is Probate Needed? Probating of the decedent's estate is needed if there are items of property that need to be titled or transferred to his or her heirs or beneficiaries. However, probate proceedings are not needed in cases if the decedent held all of his or her...
New Year’s Resolution: Make or Revise Your Will
One And Done: Updating Your Will Is Easy! The tough thing about most New Year's Resolutions is that they require daily exercise, financial management, dessert denial, or other great effort. On the other hand, the great thing about the Resolution to make a Will is that...