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When an Unequal Estate is Fair
Sometimes being fair does not mean being equal, and this often happens in estate planning. If one of two children got full scholarships for all of their education, but the other had the parents pay for expensive...
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Why Avoid Probate?
A common question when people begin looking at estate planning is whether or not one of their main goals is to avoid the probate court process. In this installment, Jeff reviews this exact question from a Reddit...
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7 Living Trust Mistakes
A revocable living trust can be a great estate planning vehicle that keeps your assets out of probate and minimizes settlement costs. However, there are (at least) seven big mistakes that Jeff has seen when it comes...
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Inheritance Destroys Marriage
Can inheriting a lot of money actually destroy a marriage? In this podcast, Jeff reviews one woman’s turmoil when her husband leaves her after he receives an inheritance. This leads to the question: can inheritances...
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How to Disinherit a Child From an Estate Plan
Should you just leave a disinherited child a dollar? No! In this podcast, Jeff goes through the main principles in cutting out a child from an estate plan in a way that doesn’t complicate things.
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Bank Screws Up Estate Plan?!
What happens when you have been with a partner for 30 years, but were never married because they never divorced their spouse? Despite a solid estate planning strategy with a revocable living trust, one slip up at the...
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Kicked Out!
What does it take for Jeff to kick someone out of his office? In this installment, Jeff puts out the question of whether a child is just clueless about estate planning or are they actively trying to steal the entire...
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The ONE WORD That Can Save Millions After a Spouse Dies
When a spouse passes on, it is never easy. However, among the many tasks that have to happen during this critical time, looking at taxes and expenses now versus in the future can potentially save millions. In this...
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Setting Up the Family for Estate Success
When someone asks an open ended question about establishing an estate plan that sets the family up for success, there are a lot of opportunities. But these steps represent potential opportunities that don’t need to be...
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SPECIAL UPDATE: More on 5 Techniques That Cut Cheating Spouse From The Estate Plan
When recording the previous podcast, we didn't know there was going to be another update, but there was. In this episode, Jeff (admittedly suffering from a cold) reviews how the husband with a terminal diagnosis who...
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5 Techniques That Cut Cheating Spouse From The Estate Plan
A wealthy business man finds out his wife is cheating on him with his business partner the same day the doctors diagnose him with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He immediately starts making moves to cut her out of his...
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What Happens When Someone Dies With or Without a Will?
Estate Planning is not a one-size-fits-all process with only one solution, but there are a lot of misconceptions around what happens when someone passes on with or without a Will. In this outtake from the full Trust...
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