Northern California Estate Planning Blog: Estate Planning
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- November 26, 2009
- In This Season of Thanksgiving...
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The days are getting shorter, the weather cooler, and the skeletal arms of trees reach for the skies as their colorful apparel rests on the ground. All of these signs ...
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- November 20, 2009
- As Time Goes By... Part 3
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Our previous installments on how to review your estate plan discussed how and why to review the more financial portions of your estate plan; for this final installment we will ...
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- November 19, 2009
- As Time Goes By... Part 2
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In our recent blog post we listed 6 essential components of your Estate Plan that should be reviewed on a regular basis and why it’s so important to keep ...
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- November 19, 2009
- As Time Goes By... Part 1
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For many people the holiday season brings more than just celebration. Seeing family and friends you may not have seen since this time last year means seeing children who have ...
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- November 16, 2009
- Is All This Really Necessary? . . . Yes, It Turns Out It Really Is
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Jane Hodges of the Wall Street Journal recently jumped in where few would fear to tread—and lived to write about it. Where most people would prefer not to think ...
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- November 12, 2009
- More than Just “The Death Lawyer”
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Everyone knows that the estate tax is also sometimes known as “the death tax”; similarly, estate planning attorneys are also sometimes known as “those death lawyers.” This is something most ...
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- November 5, 2009
- The “Second Victims” of Alzheimer’s Disease
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The “first victim” is the person who is actually diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease; the person who finds their memory failing, their personality changing, their past and present fading into ...
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- November 2, 2009
- The Intersection of Family and Finances
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Forget silver, china, or linens; the best gift you can give a newly married couple is an estate plan! This is especially true if the marriage is a second marriage ...
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- October 29, 2009
- Imagine No Estate Tax
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The federal estate tax is scheduled to disappear next year (in 2010); and although most people expect lawmakers to pass legislation keeping the estate tax alive, they also vaguely hope ...
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- October 28, 2009
- Changes that require reviewing your will, living trust or estate plan
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Many people breathe a sign of relief once their estate plan documents are completed. However, many changes during the course of your life may affect your estate plan. If any ...