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    How Estate Planning Can Help Secure Your Children’s Future After a Divorce
    • May 16
    • 4 min
    Estate Planning

    How Estate Planning Can Help Secure Your Children’s Future After a Divorce

    A trust guarantees that your children’s inheritance is managed properly in case of any eventuality.
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    Choosing Your Children's Guardian: The 6 Big Fs
    • May 16
    • 4 min
    Estate Planning

    Choosing Your Children's Guardian: The 6 Big Fs

    You can nominate a guardian for your children, a designation necessary in the event that you are no longer able to care for them yourself.
    5 views
    What if my partner and I don't agree on who to choose as a guardian?
    • May 16
    • 4 min
    Estate Planning

    What if my partner and I don't agree on who to choose as a guardian?

    Not seeing eye to eye with your spouse or partner in choosing your children’s guardian must be one of the most common concerns.
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    Kicking the Patriarchy Where it Counts: Estate Planning for Women as Activism
    • Apr 28
    • 4 min
    Estate Planning

    Kicking the Patriarchy Where it Counts: Estate Planning for Women as Activism

    Women deserve to be celebrated everyday,and let’s do that today by talking about how estate planning is a demonstration of feminist activism
    23 views
    Using Your Estate Plan to Organize Your Online Accounts
    • Apr 22
    • 2 min
    Estate Planning

    Using Your Estate Plan to Organize Your Online Accounts

    The more new tools I use, the more online accounts I have to create.
    2 views
    Life insurance isn't just for burial costs
    • Apr 22
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Life insurance isn't just for burial costs

    This is precisely why life insurance is often thought of as an act of love. You give your family one less thing to worry about.
    4 views
    Securing Women's Future through Estate Planning
    • Mar 31
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Securing Women's Future through Estate Planning

    On March 8, we celebrated International Women’s Day and we #BreakTheBias (I just had to–I’m loving this year’s campaign theme!).
    14 views
    Estate Planning in the Black Community: Looking Back to Move Forward
    • Feb 24
    • 5 min
    Estate Planning

    Estate Planning in the Black Community: Looking Back to Move Forward

    Black History IS American History. How does history impact estate planning in the Black community? Let's look back in order to move forward.
    19 views
    What happens to your debts when you pass away?
    • Jan 31
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    What happens to your debts when you pass away?

    In other words, when a person dies leaving a debt, such debt does not automatically go away.
    15 views
    Virtual Estate Planning Services
    • Jan 6
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Virtual Estate Planning Services

    Virtual estate planning is truly a convenient way (if not the most convenient!) of getting an estate plan and securing your future!
    47 views
    Choosing an Estate Planning Lawyer
    • Jan 4
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Choosing an Estate Planning Lawyer

    What are the most important considerations in choosing your estate planning attorney? Here are some guidelines to remember.
    19 views
    Property in Different States
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Property in Different States

    Definitely, without advance planning, having properties in different states can be quite a challenge in settling a person’s estate.
    18 views
    Should I make a joint will with my spouse?
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Should I make a joint will with my spouse?

    But there is something you may NOT want to do together—use a joint will.
    14 views
    Importance of Estate Planning for Blended Families
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Importance of Estate Planning for Blended Families

    I am here to talk about the importance of an estate plan for blended families, which helps prevent possible disputes related to your estate.
    9 views
    Choosing a Trustee
    • Sep 3, 2021
    • 4 min
    Estate Planning

    Choosing a Trustee

    The trustee - the person to whom the properties are to be entrusted and who manages the properties in the meantime.
    46 views
    Estate Planning Myth #5: I have a will, and that's enough
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 4 min
    Estate Planning

    Estate Planning Myth #5: I have a will, and that's enough

    “I have a will, and that’s enough.” Having a will is a step toward fully preparing for the future, but it's only one step.
    17 views
    Estate Planning Myth #4: I am single and child-free, so I don’t need estate planning
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Estate Planning Myth #4: I am single and child-free, so I don’t need estate planning

    Estate planning for single and child-free individuals is just as important, if not more.
    31 views
    Estate Planning Myth #3: I Cannot Afford My Own Estate Planning
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Estate Planning Myth #3: I Cannot Afford My Own Estate Planning

    It’s time for another estate planning myth busting sesh! “I cannot afford my own estate planning.”
    27 views
    Estate Planning Myth #2: Estate Planning is Only for After I'm Gone
    • Jul 10, 2021
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Estate Planning Myth #2: Estate Planning is Only for After I'm Gone

    Here is yet another very popular but also very false impression on estate planning – “Estate planning is only for after I’m gone.”
    21 views
    Estate Planning Myth #1: I Can Handle My Own Estate Planning
    • Jun 20, 2021
    • 3 min
    Estate Planning

    Estate Planning Myth #1: I Can Handle My Own Estate Planning

    Let's talk about some of the most common estate planning myths and explain why they’re exactly that—myths! I can handle my own estate plan.
    38 views
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