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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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Guardianship of Minors is different than Guardianship of an incapacitated or person with moderate to severe disabilities.  Guardianship over a minor, is named in a parent’s will.  A will is the most important estate plan a parent must have.  Guardianship over a minor must be decided in Probate Court is both parent’s or guardians are …

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