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Will My In-laws Inherit My Money if My Children Predecease Me?

A common misconception is that when you die, your daughter-in-law or son-in-law has the potential to claim a portion of your estate.  The laws of inheritance in most states do not place in-laws in the category as statutory heirs or descendants. ...

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Incapacity – Should You Make It Easy to Declare You Incompetent?

Recently, I have been talking a lot to my clients about whether it should be easy to declare someone incapacitated or hard. Where this comes into play is when you have a Revocable Trust and you are Trustee. If and when you become incapacitated...

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