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Far too many attorneys overcomplicate things, making topics convoluted and difficult to understand to the average person. This blog is committed to explaining legal planning topics in an easy to understand format, in plain English. Enjoy the blogs, and please let us know if there is a topic you would like covered.

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Seven Reasons Prenups Fail #estateplanning #legaldocuments #planning #spouses common mistakes divorce documents dosanddonts estate planning estate planning attorney lawyers advice north carolina planningattorney pre-marital agreement premarital agreement prenup the plain english attorney™ Apr 22, 2024

I’m an estate and Medicaid planning attorney, so why talk about prenups? It’s because it has all of the same hallmarks about planning ahead for the worst while hoping for the best that I do in my law practice, and because I have seen what divorce has done to the adult children of some...

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My Spouse Isn’t My Beneficiary?! #beneficiary #estateplanning #namedbeneficiary #probate #spouses #trusts Oct 18, 2022

When it comes to estate planning, coordinating ownership title and beneficiary designations with your revocable living trust and the overall plan is essential if you actually want to avoid probate. In this video, Jeff explains the reasoning behind why your revocable living trust should be the...

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