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Your Top 11 Credit Questions Answeredfor, or if you are not sure whether you have to pay your deceased relative's debt , you may want to contact an estate planning or consumer law attorney. [Related Article: The First Thing You Must Do Before Paying Off Debt ] 6. I am retired
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Tragic Death Prompts Unique Financial Planning WebsiteA Seattle widow wants to save others the financial pain and worry she suffered, following the surprise death of her young husband. The financial planning website she has created, " GetYourS**tTogether.org ," is unlike any other: simple, raw, crude, practical, personal and deeply felt. Not yet two
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Top 7 Financial Resolutions For 2013recommend using the least expensive card possible – often a secured credit card – and making on-time payments every single month," said Papadimitriou. "I will talk about money and estate planning with my partner and my family."
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Top 7 Tips for Investing in Art
collection. Chubb developed its Masterpiece Protection Network of packers, movers, storage facilities, appraisers and "everything to do with art," which is continually updated and provided to clients, says Straus. The art of estate planning
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Before Marriage Comes the Pre-Nup, Now More Outrageous Than Ever
own vows at a wedding. You write what you expect from each other." Ann-Margaret Carrozza , a New York-based estate planning attorney, says Sullivan and Mantus' attention to detail, while it may seem unromantic now, may be what keeps their
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LifeStages: Preparing financially for a family
after having a child, is the size of their portion of medical bills connected with the delivery, she says. GET ESTATE PLANNING After you have a child, it's not all just about you and your spouse anymore. You need to quickly make contingency
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Ask Matt: How to protect assets from nursing home costs
assets out of the estate, legally, to prevent nursing home costs from draining them away, says Michael Gilfix, an estate planning attorney at Gilfix & La Poll. The key is to start making gifts at least five years before the need for nursing home
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Willis or No Willis: Passing on Your Downloads When You PassThere was a hot rumor going around that "Die Hard" star Bruce Willis was taking legal action against Apple because he couldn't leave his digital music collection to his daughters. Willis, went the rumor, found out that he couldn't pass on his many iTunes songs, at least not legally. The story has
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Man Shocks Hometown Charity With $125M Bequesttold Pete McCown, president of the Elkhart County Community Foundation , that he was including the foundation in his estate planning . McCown said Gundlach, who had no spouse or heirs, was in town to visit his mother. "He patted me on the shoulder
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Cancer Rehab Helps Survivors Overcome the 'New Normal'He told me not to lift more than 10 or 15 pounds for the rest of my life on that arm," said Spring, 54, an estate - planning lawyer. "I just thought it was a fact of life, that I would no longer be able to use that arm. But I was just
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Beyond the grave: Wills give gift of travel
basic needs, but beyond that, he believes those with extra means are becoming increasingly philosophical in their estate planning . "They are thinking about how to influence the behavior of their descendants in a positive way," he said, noting
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End-Of-Life Conversation Can Mean Peace of Mind For Your Family
we're ready with insurance policies and all sorts of estate planning . But we're not, as a whole, prepared for the emotional part of death. What we need is estate planning for the soul. From a personal perspective, I've
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'The Conversation Project' Shifts to End-of-Life Carepreparing family members for an emotional journey beyond end-of-life directives and insurance policies. It's estate planning for the soul. Esptein's father, Seymour, a 91-year-old physicist, agreed to speak with his daughter and
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'GMA' Quick Tip: Estate PlanningThinking about how your personal property is going to be distributed before you can be tough to face. However it is one of the most important decisions you can take and it's never too early to get start. The first is to take an inventory of your assets. Gather statements from your bank accounts
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Estate Planning Tips for ParentsAdvice for parents on how to provide for loved ones in case of the unexpected.
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Cliff Rescue: Walking Away From The EdgeYou know plans for dividends from those companies that are really. Family where the dividend out and and you know estate planning is a huge issue but for the most companies I don't think it's gonna have a big effect. Is do you want to weigh
really. Family -- where the dividend -- out and and you know estate planning is a huge issue but for the most companies I don't think it's gonna have a big effect. Is -- do you -
The Conversation: A Family's Private Decisionone, the others weigh in, all ages. ♪ Happy birthday dear grandpa ♪ Reporter: And with that, estate planning for the heart. The conversation beginning in america. So please tell us your stories in the days ahead about ways
all ages. ♪ Happy birthday dear grandpa ♪ Reporter: And with that, estate planning for the heart. The conversation beginning in america. So please tell us your stories in the days ahead about ways to begin -
Important Documents: What to Keep, What to Tossyour divorce documents. Also your passport Social Security cards anything to do with life insurance policies your estate planning docks like will trust or even durable power of attorney if you have one. And then also your retirement account information
passport Social Security cards anything to do with life insurance policies your estate planning docks like will -- -- trust or even durable power of attorney if you have one. And then also your retirement account -
Man Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriendeither brilliant or it's a crazy that could backfire. Goodman's lawyer insists the adoption was designed for estate planning and to guarantee his children's future not to shield his fortune from a lawsuit. A probate court still has to decide
-- that could backfire. Goodman's lawyer insists the adoption was designed for estate planning and to guarantee his children's future not to shield his fortune from a lawsuit. A probate court still has to decide on -
Documents You Need to Keepdivorce to create your married life in alimony child custody those things are all important that you have does your estate planning documents so your will your trust anything to do with health care directing you need to make sure that you have copies
child custody those things are all important that you have does your estate planning documents so your will your trust anything to do with -- health care directing you need to make sure that you have
