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Court Bonds 07.12.2021

Unmarried Life Partners? Make a Will!

Life partners who do not have a marriage certificate but hope to leave assets to each other should take special care to put a will in place. Without a will, you risk not inheriting from…
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Unmarried Life Partners? Make a Will!
Court Bonds 07.07.2021

Estate Plans When Assets Are Modest?

Legal experts provide practical advice about why it’s so helpful to have an estate plan—even if you do not have many assets. Estate planning means having more than a will or trust. Here is a…
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Estate Plans When Assets Are Modest?
Court Bonds 07.07.2021

Single Parent? Designate a Guardian

  All parents have lots to worry about—and single parents carry extra concerns on their shoulders. For example, legal experts emphasize the importance of thinking ahead about guardianship for children. In fact, guardianship is a…
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Single Parent? Designate a Guardian
Court Bonds 06.28.2021

What Don’t You Leave In a Will?

Creating a last will and testament provides most of us with a fairly simple, straightforward and relatively cost-efficient way to leave our affairs in order for our loved ones when we die. However, there are…
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What Don’t You Leave In a Will?
Court Bonds 06.21.2021

Do You Need a Trust? What Type?

When you start working on your estate plan (a good thing to do), you may want to consider establishing a trust. What are some circumstances which make trusts useful?  What kinds of trusts are possible…
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Do You Need a Trust? What Type?
Court Bonds 06.21.2021

Estate Planning: Not Like This!

We all need to be organized about how our assets, medical care and family responsibilities will be managed when we die or become incapacitated. Simply put, this means having an estate plan. Experts point out…
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Estate Planning: Not Like This!
Court Bonds 06.16.2021

Charity? Clarify Intentions!

The ongoing difficulties among the founding families of Boar’s Head hit home the important lesson of making our intentions official—legally—before we die.  Privacy, Please? How much do you know about the people behind the Boar’s…
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Charity? Clarify Intentions!
Court Bonds 06.16.2021

Investing in Bonds

As we steer out of pandemic-induced social isolation, financial experts remind those of us who have been lucky enough to continue working and saving—to invest in bonds—the kind of social bonds we need in life—and…
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Investing in Bonds
Court Bonds 06.08.2021

Wills: Terminology Explained

As you move from thinking you “should” make a will to getting on with doing so, you might encounter some confusing legal terminology. Don’t let that stop you. Here are a few basic terms to…
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Wills: Terminology Explained