Wills

Is Your Estate In Order?

November 22, 2010

NB: Last week, Rocket Lawyer Press invited me to contribute a guest post on an estate planning issue. Below is an excerpt of the article I wrote, as well as a link to the full article on the Rocket Lawyer website. Are your personal records organized? If your incapacity or death required your loved ones [...]

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Don’t Let Plans for More Children Keep You From Protecting the Ones You Have

October 4, 2010

I read a book recently called The Middle Place. It’s a beautiful and touching memoir written by Kelly Corrigan, a young mother with two small children who was diagnosed with breast cancer. This book resonated with me on so many levels. As a mother, I imagined myself having to endure the shock, fear, uncertainty and [...]

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How Does Divorce Affect a Previously Signed
Last Will and Testament?

September 27, 2010

Although there are no hard and fast rules about how often you should update your will, certain life changes, such as a divorce, will trigger a need to do so. But what happens if you divorce and die before you’ve had a chance to change your will? Does your estranged ex-spouse get the property you [...]

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Estate Planning Puts Parents in Control

September 13, 2010

I always get anxious when I travel away from my kids, and my anxiety is heightened when my husband and I travel together. So when we traveled overseas together several years ago, I insisted on taking different flights. The logical part of my brain understood that I am much more likely to die in a [...]

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Wacky Wednesday: Wills That Make
You Go “Hmmm…” – TM Zink

September 8, 2010

NB: This post is part of a series highlighting wills that contain some interesting, and sometimes bizarre, bequests and stipulations. You can see all these posts here. TM Zink was a lawyer who noted an “intense hatred of women” in his will. Evidently this was not based on an personal differences he had with them, [...]

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The Do-It-Yourself Will Quiz

August 23, 2010

While doing some research recently, I came across an MSN Money quiz that tests whether one has enough knowledge to prepare his or her own will. The average MSN Money reader scored a 52 out 100, a failing grade. Take the test here, and let me know how you did. (Hints: The Texas rule may [...]

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