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- Federal Gift and Estate Taxes: Is Your Estate at Risk?
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- You Don’t Need Millions for an Estate Plan
- Duties of a Personal Representative or Executor in North Dakota: Part 2 of 3
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- Leaving a Legacy: Your Legacy Letter
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- Voice of the Woman: Strong vs. Strength
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- What Happens When You Don’t Trust Your Trustee – Part I
- The Lessons from Lisa Marie
- Now That Mid-Terms Are Over, Let’s Talk Taxes
- What Estate of Marion Levine Means for Life Insurance
- Planning for the “Silver Tsunami”
- The Inflation Reduction Act
- Common Mistakes in Estate Planning – Part V
- Common Mistakes in Estate Planning – IV
- Common Mistakes in Estate Planning – Part III
- Common Mistakes in Estate Planning – Part II
- Common Mistakes in Estate Planning – Part I
- Understanding Tax Apportionment Clauses
- More than Just Salad Dressing: The Ongoing Saga of Newman’s Own Foundation
- What’s Estate Planning Got to do with Interest Rates – Part II
- What’s Estate Planning Got to do with Interest Rates – Part I
- Understanding Undue Influence – Part II
- Understanding Undue Influence – Part I
- How Do I Trust Thee…Part III
- How Do I Trust Thee…Part I
- Spring Summit 2022: Celebrating Friendship in the Lone Star State
- The Toll of Serving as Fiduciary
- Let’s Talk about Trusts…and Taxation
- Double Your Gifting with Spousal Gift-Splitting
- The Intersection of Legacy Contacts and Estate Planning
- It’s Better to Give Than to Receive
- Tax Planning for 2022
- ABLE Accounts Complement Special Needs Trusts
- How Using Specific Bequests Could Cost Beneficiaries their Inheritance
- Trust Distribution Standards May Be Very Broad
- It’s Important to Have a Coordinated Estate Plan
- Estate Planning Reduces Stress During High Anxiety Times
- Changing “Irrevocable” Trusts Through Use of a Trust Protector
- How Estate Planning Documents Help Prevent Elder Abuse
- Charitable Planning in Times of Crisis
- The Kiddie Tax is No Child’s Game
- Donor Advised Funds: Too Good to Be True?
- Roth IRAs Can Be a Great Planning Strategy: Advanced
- Revocable Trusts Are Not Always Treated the Same as an Individual
- Taxation of Nongrantor Trusts
- Dangers of Do-It-Yourself Estate Planning
- Tax Reporting with Trusts
- Advantages of Using a “Grantor Trust” in Planning
- Plan Now for the Incredible Shrinking Exclusion
- Roth IRAs Can Be a Great Planning Strategy: Basics
- The Role of the Estate Planning Attorney
- Use It Before It’s Gone
- Beneficiary Designations
- How to Dispose of “Stuff”
- “Last Will and Testament” Origin
- Staying Current is Especially Important in the Pandemic
- Fair Isn’t Always Equal and Vice Versa
- What’s an “Atom Bomb” or “Contingent Remainder” Beneficiary?
- Academy’s Fall Summit Virtually Perfect
- Chadwick Boseman Demonstrates the Importance of Planning
- The Basics: Financial Power of Attorney
- Building Flexibility into Your Plan
- Will Your Estate Plan Still Work If You Move?
- Planning for Incapacity
- Use the Exclusion or Lose It
- The Basics: “HIPAA” Powers
- Assignment and Nominee
- Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky – Part 3
- Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky – Part 2
- Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky
- Avoiding Family Chaos in the Coronavirus Age
- Low-Interest Loans: An Estate Planning Technique
- Uncompensated Transfers
- Irrevocable Medicaid Trusts
- Best Places to Retire: State Taxation
- Whom Do You Want to Get Your Assets?
- Planning for the Sandwich Generation
- Academy’s Spring Summit Virtually Perfect
- Families Gather in Novel Ways in Pandemic
- Economic Fallout from Coronavirus May Provide Opportunities
- Joint Tenancy Pros and Cons
- Coronavirus and Nursing Homes
- Preparing for Coronavirus
- Estate Planning Conference Discusses SECURE Act and More
- Beneficiary Designations and Other Non-Probate Transfers
- Planning for the SECURE Act
- The SECURE Act and What It Means for You
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 4 – Lack of Testamentary Capacity
- How Will You Age in Place and Be Able to Die at Home?
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 3 – Fraud
- Tax Planning for 2020
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 6: Why
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 5: How
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 2 – Undue Influence
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 1 – Formal Requirements
- Make Your Own Plan
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- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 4: Where
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- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part I: Who
- Continuing Legal Education in San Diego
- Your Planning Can Help Your Loved Ones
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- How Much is Too Much?
- The Importance of Communicating Your Plans
- 529 Plans: Planning for Education with a Tax and Asset Protection Bonus
- Disinheritance
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- Why Crowdfunding May Cost You Medicaid Eligibility
- Many Reasons to Plan
- Consequences of Modifying an Irrevocable Trust
- Clarity is Key to Planning
- Modifying an Irrevocable Trust
- Trust Protectors Add Flexibility
- Kiddie Tax is Worse Than Ever
- Planning is Critical
- What is a GST Trust?
- Making Trusts More Flexible
- New Tax Proposal re: Retirement Savings
- When and Where You Die Matters
- Staying Current on Estate Planning
- What Are 529 Plans and What Are Their Advantages?
- What are UGMA and UTMA Accounts?
- ABLE Accounts
- State Income Taxation of Nongrantor Trusts
- State Income Taxation
- Beneficiary Designations Aren’t a True Substitute for a Trust
- Nongrantor Trusts Can Be Very Useful in Certain Situations
- Proposed Regulations Address “Clawback” Issue
- How Are Trusts Taxed?
- Grantor Trusts Provide Flexibility and Ease
- Selecting an Agent
- Estate Planning is About More Than Taxes
- Aretha Franklin Died Intestate: What Does It Mean for Her Family?
- Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of an IRA
- Turning the Page on 2018 and Looking Forward to 2019
- Prenuptial Agreements Can Provide Remarriage Protection
- You Never Know: Planning for the Unexpected
- Planning for the Client Moving Overseas
- Special Accounts for People with Special Needs
- Estate Planning is for You, Not Just Your Parents or Grandparents
- Planning for the Unexpected
- Incapacity Planning
- Planning to Avoid Too Much SALT
- Trusts for Privacy
- Planning for the International Client
- What’s a 529 Plan and What Are the Benefits to Using One?
- Estate Planning: It’s Not Just About the Estate Taxes
- Planning for Frequent Flyer Miles
- Dead Hand Control: How Much is Too Much?
- Retirement: It’s not Just About the Money
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 6: Taxes
- Estate Planning is Too Important to Procrastinate
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 5: Retirement Assets
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 4: Beneficiary Designations
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 3: Your Kids
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 2: Long-Term Care
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 1: Incapacity
- How Are You Planning for Long-Term Care (LTC) Expenses?
- Basis is Important in Estate Planning
- Treasury Releases New Inflation Adjustment
- Estate Planning: The Simplest Plan is Usually Not the Best
- Estate Planning: Simple is not Always Better
- Retirement is Complicated
- Age-Related Retirement Milestones
- Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment – Part 2
- Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment – Part 1
- Basics of Estate Planning: Advising Clients on Selecting Fiduciaries
- Basics of Estate Planning: IRAs
- Planning for Retirement Plans and IRAs: Asset Protection
- Planning for Retirement Plans and IRAs: Beneficiary Designation
- Sager Family Shows Perils of Blended Families
- New Tax Law May Affect State Income Tax, Too!
- Basics of Estate Planning: Privacy and Estate Planning
- A Special Option for Special Kids
- No Charitable Deduction in 2018?
- Would You Prefer a Charitable Deduction This Year?
- Basics of Estate Planning: Asset Protection
- Basics of Estate Planning: Choosing a Roth or Traditional IRA (or 401k)
- How Tax Reform Could Impact Various Families
- Basics of Estate Planning: Getting the Most out of Charitable Gifts
- Basics of Estate Planning: Two Common Mistakes with Trusts
- Basics of Estate Planning: Estate Planning for Major Life Events
- Tax Reform and the Estate Tax
- Basics of Estate Planning: Lack of Coordination
- Basics of Estate Planning: Portability
- Category: Living Will
- Category: Long-Term Care in North Dakota
- How to Start Planning for Long-Term Care
- At What Age Should I Start Medicaid Planning?
- North Dakota Senior Medicaid Eligibility
- When Should I Start Medicaid Planning?
- Do I Qualify for Medicaid As a Senior?
- What Is the Medicaid Community Spouse Resource Allowance?
- Steps to Take after an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
- Reasons a Nursing Home Can Legally Evict You
- How Do I Talk to My Parents about the Need for Nursing Home Care?
- Is Long-Term Care Insurance Worth the Cost?
- Will I Lose My House If I Need Medicaid?
- Can Medicaid Take My 401(k)?
- Is Nursing Home Care the Only Option?
- Top 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Nursing Home
- Are You Prepared for Nursing Home Costs?
- Qualifying for North Dakota Medicaid as a Senior
- Long-Term Care Insurance & Medicaid Planning
- Is Long-Term Care Covered by Medicare
- Category: LPOA
- Category: Medicaid
- Category: Medicaid Planning in Minnesota
- Is It Too Late for Medicaid Planning to Help?
- Common Medicaid Myths Debunked
- How Does Medicaid Treat My 401(k) Account?
- What Assets Are Exempt for Medicaid Eligibility for Seniors in North Dakota?
- Is Life Insurance an Asset When Applying for Medicaid as a Senior?
- Can I Pick My Caregiver If I Am Covered by Medicaid?
- Top 5 Medicaid Planning Tips
- Understanding the Medicaid Look-Back Rule
- Can’t I Just Transfer My Assets to My Adult Child to Qualify for Medicaid?
- Will Medicaid Pay for Me to Care for My Father?
- How Will Recent Medicaid and Medicare Changes Affect You?
- Grand Forks Medicaid Lawyers Compare Medicaid and Medicare
- Life Estates
- The Need for Medicaid Planning
- Medicaid Planning Guide
- Will I Qualify for North Dakota Medicaid for the Aged?
- What Can I Do to Ensure My North Dakota Medicaid Eligibility?
- Can North Dakota Medicaid Planning Help at the Last Minute?
- Medicaid Planning: Should It Be Part of Your Estate Plan
- Category: Medicare
- Category: no contest clause
- Category: Pet Planning
- Category: Pet Planning in Minnesota
- Category: Pet Trusts
- Category: powers of appointment
- Category: Powers of Attorney
- Power of Attorney Mistakes to Avoid
- Understanding the Power in a Power of Attorney
- Can a Party Refuse to Honor a Power of Attorney?
- When Is a Power of Attorney the Right Choice?
- Understanding the Power behind a Power of Attorney
- Can a Power of Attorney Give Someone the Authority to Make Healthcare Decisions for Me?
- Why Should I Have a Durable Power of Attorney in Minnesota?
- Take Time When Choosing an Agent
- You Need Both a Will and Power of Attorney
- Power of Attorney Myths
- Do I Need a Power of Attorney? 4 Key Questions to Ask Yourself
- Don’t Worry About Losing Your Rights Under a POA
- Use Powers of Attorney in Minnesota With Care
- Attorneys-in-Fact: Choosing Between Single, Multiple, and Co-Agents
- Ohio Veteran Eviction Saga Not Over
- Veteran’s Struggle Highlights Need for Careful Use of Power of Attorney
- When Powers of Attorney Cease
- Why All Adults in Minnesota Need an Estate Plan
- Many Different Paths to Elder Law
- Carefully Consider Your Role as Agent Under Power of Attorney Before You Accept
- I Just Moved…Do I Need To Change My Estate Plan?
- The Benefits of Creating a Power of Attorney: Part 3 of 3
- The Benefits of Creating a Power of Attorney: Part 2 of 3
- The Benefits of Creating a Power of Attorney: Part 1 of 3
- North Dakota Power of Attorney: Part III of III
- North Dakota Power of Attorney: Part II of III
- North Dakota Power of Attorney: Part I of III
- Power of Attorney: Knowing Its Functions and Limitations
- Category: Probate
- Probate Mistakes to Avoid
- 5 Steps You Should Take When You Are Responsible for Probating an Estate
- What You Need to Know about Probate Litigation
- 5 Steps for the First-Time Executor
- My Mother Just Passed Away. Now What Do I Need to Do?
- Do You Need to Go through Probate If There Is a Will?
- What Are the Rules of Intestacy in North Dakota?
- Probate Checklist for the First Time Executor
- Do I Need a Probate Attorney to Help Me Probate an Estate?
- Probate Lawyer Offers Tips for the Executor
- Tips for Getting through the Probate Process
- Will I Have to Go to Probate Court If I Am the Executor?
- What Happens If I Die Intestate?
- Tips for Getting through the Probate Process
- Do I Need Probate?
- What Happens During the Probate of the Will?
- Can a North Dakota Estate Planning Attorney Help Me Probate an Estate?
- 10 Steps in the North Dakota Probate Process
- What Are Some Common Probate Questions?
- Probate Basics: What You Need to Know about Probate in North Dakota
- What Do I Need to Know About Probate?
- Do I Need a Probate Attorney If I Was Named as the Executor of an Estate?
- A Probate Attorney Can Provide Turnkey Assistance
- Is Probate Always a Problem?
- Is Minnesota Probate Always Required
- Is Every Asset Transfer Subject to the Probate Process?
- Free Report: What are North Dakota Drawbacks of Probate?
- Why Would I Want to Avoid Probate?
- What are the Drawbacks of Probate in Minnesota?
- Free Report: Is Probate Always Required in North Dakota?
- Category: Probate and Probate Avoidance
- Living Trusts and Probate
- Top 3 Reasons for Avoiding Probate
- 10 Things You Need to Know about Wills and Probate
- Probate and the Uniform Probate Code
- Why Would Someone Avoid Probate?
- Free Report: Probate in Minnesota – Can It Be Avoided?
- What Is the Cost of Probate?
- How Long Does the Probate Process Take?
- Probate in Grand Forks: Is It Always Required?
- What Are the Drawbacks of Probate?
- Payable-on-Death Accounts – Commonly Asked Questions
- Popular Probate Misconceptions
- Removing an Executor in Grand Forks North Dakota – Commonly Asked Questions
- How to Deal With All the Personal Property Your Parents Leave Behind
- Probate Appraisals in Minnesota
- The Grave is No Barrier to Identity Thieves
- 3 Tips to Always Follow as a Personal Representative
- Death, Debt and Guilt – 3 Tips for When Creditors Contact You About a Deceased Relative’s Debts
- Artist’s Estate May Hinge on Barely-Legible Scrawled Notes
- Learning To Understand the Language of Wills
- Judge Seals Paterno Will
- Rosa Parks Estate Battle May Be Coming To a Final Conclusion
- Huguette Clark Estate Selling Jewelry and Real Estate
- Proper Estate Planning Means Understanding the North Dakota Century Code
- Nuncupative Wills are Invalid in North Dakota
- Duties of a Personal Representative or Executor in North Dakota: Part 3 of 3
- A Look At Probate Avoidance
- Understanding Probate
- Category: Retirement Planning
- Category: Revocable Living Trust
- Category: Special Needs Planning
- The Benefits of a Special Needs Trust Memorandum of Intent
- Are There Restrictions on What Can Be Purchased With a Special Needs Trust?
- What Kind of Special Needs Trust Do I Need?
- Do I Need a Special Needs Planning Lawyer?
- Do I Need a Special Needs Planning Lawyer?
- Can I Protect My Injury Settlement With a Special Needs Trust?
- Can a Disabled Person Use a Trust to Preserve Government Benefits?
- Special Needs Planning: Position Assets Wisely
- Disability Planning: Preserving Government Benefits
- What Is a First Party Special Needs Trust?
- Medicaid, SSI, and Special Needs Trusts
- Are There Different Types of Special Needs Trusts?
- When Would I Use a Special Needs Trust?
- Free Report: What is a Special Needs Trust in North Dakota
- What Is a Third Party Special Needs Trust?
- What Is a Supplemental Needs Trust?
- Category: tax
- Category: taxation
- Category: Taxes in North Dakota
- Category: technology
- Category: Trust
- Can I Make Changes to My Trust Agreement?
- Common Mistakes Parents Make When Establishing a Trust
- When Should I Update My Trust?
- Trust Mistakes to Avoid
- How Your Trustee Can Threaten the Success of Your Trust
- Why Would I Want a Trust to Be Defective?
- Reasons to Create a Living Trust
- Why Would I Want a Trust to Be Irrevocable?
- How Can a Trust Help Protect an Inheritance?
- Can a Charity Be a Beneficiary?
- Picking a Trustee for Your Child’s Inheritance
- Is a Trustee Paid?
- What Is a Secret Trust?
- Do I Need a QTIP or a QDOT?
- Can I Contest a Trust?
- What Is a Grantor Retained Income Trust (GRIT)
- Is a Professional Trustee a Better Option?
- Can an Estate Planning Attorney Help in Setting Up a Trust?
- Types of Trusts for Farmers
- 3 Common Reasons to Consider North Dakota Revocable Trusts
- The Dangers of Creating a Trust on Your Own
- Free Report: Why Would I Use a North Dakota Trust Instead of a Will
- Category: Trust Basics in Minnesota
- Category: Trusted Helpers
- Category: Trusts
- Terminating an Irrevocable Trust in North Dakota
- When Does a Trust Terminate?
- Trust Administration Basics — What Is Self-Dealing?
- Can a Trust Beneficiary Sell His or Her Interest in the Trust?
- I’m the Trustee! Now What?
- Are Capital Gains Taxes Due on the Sale or Distribution of Trust Assets?
- What Is a Spendthrift Provision in a Trust?
- Estate Planning for Parents with Young Children
- Common Trusts Explained
- How Can I Make Changes to My Living Trust?
- How to Pick Your Trustee
- The Role of Trustee
- Why Use a Living Trust to Distribute Your Estate?
- Living Trust Lawyer Explains How a Living Trust Is Used for Incapacity Planning
- Can a Trustee Be Removed?
- Tips for the New Trustee
- Tips for the First-Time Trustee
- When Is a Living Trust the Best Option?
- Can a Trusts Lawyer Be My Trustee?
- Who Should You Appoint as Trustee of your Trust?
- What Are Some Benefits of a Living Trust?
- How to Approach Trust Administration If You Are the Trustee
- Why Would I Want an Irrevocable Trust?
- What is a Minnesota Supplemental Needs Trust?
- Free Report: Why Would I Want a Revocable Living Trust in North Dakota
- Why You Need to Update Your Revocable Living Trust
- Why Would I Want a Revocable Living Trust?
- What Is a Special Needs Trust?
- Foundational Estate Planning Tools
- Why Does an Estate Plan Include a Will and a Living Trust?
- Category: Uncategorized
- Category: Voice of the Woman
- Category: Will
- Category: Wills
- Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating Your Will
- What Is a “No-Contest” Clause in a Will?
- Can I Prevent a Challenge to My Will?
- Things to Consider When Creating Your Will
- Do Not Make These Mistakes in Your Will
- Why Do I Need a Will?
- 3 Reasons a Will Is Necessary
- What Is Required to Show Lack of Testamentary Capacity in a Will Contest?
- Steps You Can Take to Decrease the Odds of a Challenge to Your Will
- Do You Need a Will If You Have a Revocable Living Trust?
- Do I Really Need an Estate Planning Attorney to Help Me with My Will?
- Can a Probate Attorney Help Me Contest My Father’s Will?
- Tips for Creating a Will
- Top 5 Reasons to Avoid DIY Wills
- Wills vs. Trusts
- When Should I Start Planning a Will?
- What Is A Living Will?
- When You Lose Your Will
- When I Write a Will, What Does it Cover?
- Why Would I Need a Pour-Over Will?
- What Is a Living Will?
- DIY Will Proves Problematic
- Practical Tips When Making a Last Will
- When I Write a Will, What Does it Cover?
- The Revival of an Old or Revoked Will in North Dakota
- Commonly Asked Questions About Pour-Over Wills in Fertile MN
- What You Can Learn About Estate Planning in North Dakota From James Gandolfini
- Why You Shouldn’t Choose Co-Executors
- Why New Minnesota Parents Should Update Their Wills
- Will and Living Will Registries in North Dakota
- The Self-Proving Affidavit and Your Will – 3 Issues
- Witnessing a Will: Common Questions
- Inheritance Planning is More Than Deciding How Much to Give
- Making a New Will to Revoke an Old Will
- Your Will: A Practical Guide to Assembling
- How to Pick a Good Executor
- Estate Planning Tips for Vacation
- Creating a Will and Using a Notary – 3 Questions
- Myths and Misconceptions About Your Will
- 3 Questions About Whitney Houston’s Will And What We Can Learn From It
- How to Create a Will in Minnesota: Part 3 of 3
- How to Create a Will in Minnesota: Part 2 of 3
- How to Create a Will in Minnesota: Part 1 of 3
- How to Change Your Will in North Dakota: Part 3 of 3
- How to Change Your Will in North Dakota: Part 2 of 3
- How to Change Your Will in North Dakota: Part 1 of 3
- Why the North Dakota Legislature Doesn’t Recognize Oral Wills
- Duties of a Personal Representative or Executor in North Dakota: Part 1 of 3
- The “Do it Yourself Will” Online – Worth the Risk?
- It’s Never Too Early for a Will
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