What are reasons to update estate plans? Your estate Plan changes with life and life changes requires updating estate plans. Too often, people make the mistake of failing to have an estate plan. Another mistake is to take a document, put it into a safe, and never update it. You may say, “Oh, I’ll get …

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Funding your Revocable Living Trust is important so that you keep the trust as a working part of your estate plan. Without funding, a revocable living trust is useless. Trusts are an essential part of an estate plan because they can protect your assets from estate taxes, probate costs, creditor claims, and beneficiaries who may …

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Navigating Missouri Probate is explained to help you with some basic understanding. If you recently experienced a death in the family, it is important to understand probate’s legal proceedings. What is Probate? Probate is a court process ensuring the payments of debts, asset collection, and asset distributions to heirs or beneficiaries upon a loved one’s …

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A Special Needs Trust helps your child with a disability. When you have a child or another family member with special needs,  take extra care  planning your estate. Although estate planning should always be a personalized process, it’s especially important when the loved one you’re providing for relies on access to state services or government …

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