What to do when someone dies. When someone dies there is often alot of questions about what to do now. Click here for a checklist of the steps to take. Estate Planning Guide. Viewers interested in learning the most commonly used methods of transferring their assets to their heirs should review the materials found here. This is a great place to learn about what perils and pitfalls to avoid in planning your estate and the best strategies to most efficiently and cost effectively get your assets to your heirs. Includes information on trusts, wills, probate, and estate taxes, in simple, easy to understand descriptions. This guide also highlights the necessity to plan for incapacity and describes how durable powers of attorney, living wills and health care surrogates avoid the specter of guardianship. Trust Q & A. Frequently asked questions about revocable living Trusts. Find out how much you know, learn more in this easy to read question and answer format. Famous Wills. Feeling a little curious? A little morbid voyeurism perhaps? Check out these famous wills and see who got what. Advanced Estate Planning Guide. Got more than 1.2 million and need to go beyond basic estate planning? Here you will find information on using life insurance trusts to leverage your dollar to pay known estate taxes, in addition to info on charitable trusts, and family limited partnerships to avoid estate taxes all together.

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