When I write or speak about estate planning, I spend little time talking about wills. How can I neglect that topic? Isn’t a will the most critical part of an estate plan? Not usually. A complete estate plan seeks to accomplish several things: 1. Make sure assets go to the persons you choose; 2. Organize […]
Sometimes the things we ought to do (estate planning) get sidetracked by the urgencies of life. When people die without an estate plan, and they own probate assets, the family and the local bank may assume that probate is required. In some cases, probate can be avoided and assets can be transferred in other ways. […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
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