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Iowa Ready to Pass Bill on Digital Assets in Estate

Apr 8, 20161 min read

Iowa Ready to Pass Bill on Digital Assets in Estate

The article, “Dead Iowans’ digital assets focus of Senate bill,” explains that current state law doesn’t adequately address what happens...

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Kimberly Hegwood

Apr 7, 20162 min read

First Time Parents Need to Celebrate by Naming a Guardian

What a thrill to celebrate the birth of a new baby, and if it’s the first baby, there are many “first time” experiences to be enjoyed. In...

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Kimberly Hegwood

Apr 6, 20161 min read

What Can We Learn from Millennials about Wealth Planning?

Baby Boomers need to adjust how they think, especially about the thought of slacker Millennials living with their parents, depleting the...

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Construction Giant’s Numerous Will Changes Cause Chaos with Children

Kimberly Hegwood

Apr 5, 20162 min read

Construction Giant’s Numerous Will Changes Cause Chaos with Children

But a Tennessee county judge disagreed with them and dismissed the adopted children’s lawsuit, saying they didn’t have standing to...

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Help Your Kids to Understand Your Estate Planning Strategy

Kimberly Hegwood

Apr 4, 20162 min read

Help Your Kids to Understand Your Estate Planning Strategy

If you have investment property, remember that it’s not easy to divide a building. Your heirs might not agree about how the property...

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Kimberly Hegwood

Apr 1, 20162 min read

Avoid Probate with These Tactics

NASDAQ.com’s recent article, “5 Smart Estate-Planning Steps to Avoid Probate,” explains that when you pass away, your possessions and...

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How’d that Valentine Gift Work for Ya This Year?

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 31, 20161 min read

How’d that Valentine Gift Work for Ya This Year?

The article “Plan ahead to reduce stress on loved ones” provides a list of things to consider that would prove important when they will...

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Who Gets My Stuff if I Die Without a Will?

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 30, 20162 min read

Who Gets My Stuff if I Die Without a Will?

Legally, these items are referred to as “tangible personal property,” but it could be dad’s stuff. What happens to this stuff after...

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New Will Shows Media Tycoon’s Ex to Lose Out on Millions

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 29, 20161 min read

New Will Shows Media Tycoon’s Ex to Lose Out on Millions

The article, “Sumner Redstone’s ex-girlfriend stands to lose $70M after new will,” says that a new court document explained that Herzer...

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Advice for Grandparents Helping out with Grandkids’ College Costs

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 28, 20162 min read

Advice for Grandparents Helping out with Grandkids’ College Costs

529 Accounts. These are a very popular college savings vehicle. The combination of tax benefits and flexibility makes them a good choice...

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Don’t be Overly Ambitious in the New Year!

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 25, 20161 min read

Don’t be Overly Ambitious in the New Year!

Here are three simple steps you can take to reduce your stress and improve your financial well-being for the rest of 2016: Talk to your...

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Saving Money with Online Wills and Trusts can Result in More Expenses in Probate

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 22, 20162 min read

Saving Money with Online Wills and Trusts can Result in More Expenses in Probate

The Indiana Lawyer recently published “Do-it-yourself dangers” that explains how do-it-yourself estate planning oftentimes creates more...

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Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 21, 20162 min read

Be Brave and Talk about Estate Planning

Whether you’re creating your first estate plan or updating your current plan, review your estate plan every three or four years or after...

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Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 18, 20162 min read

The Daughters of Casey Kasem and Peter Falk Lobby for Elder Law Legislation

The daughters of two late celebrities are looking to find easier ways for family and friends to visit ailing elders. They’ve brought...

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Singles are People Too and Need to Save for Retirement

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 17, 20163 min read

Singles are People Too and Need to Save for Retirement

According to a recent article from The Motley Fool entitled “Planning for Retirement When You’re Single,” singles need to have more...

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Super Bad” Battle Still Raging over James Brown’s Estate

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 16, 20161 min read

Super Bad” Battle Still Raging over James Brown’s Estate

While the settlement fully resolves the Will contest claims of James’ children, the fight is far from over. Brown’s wife, Tomi Rae Hynie,...

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Ways for Grandparents to Fund Their Grandkid’s College

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 15, 20162 min read

Ways for Grandparents to Fund Their Grandkid’s College

Some of the benefits of a 529 savings plan are that you can use the annual exclusion gift, now set at $14,000 per year per person. If you...

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News of Millionaire Maiden’s Estate Shows Need for Estate Planning

Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 14, 20162 min read

News of Millionaire Maiden’s Estate Shows Need for Estate Planning

The County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler said he was ordered by the probate court to pay the heirs in Mary Petroff’s $1.36 million estate. Four...

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Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 11, 20162 min read

Judge Orders Psychiatric Evaluation of Aging Media Mogul

Media mogul Sumner Redstone has been ordered to sit for a one-hour psychiatric evaluation as part of an ongoing court battle with an...

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Kimberly Hegwood

Mar 10, 20162 min read

What Will Happen if I Don’t Update my Beneficiaries?

This is a very important step in estate planning because at your death, certain assets pass to beneficiaries named on your accounts. It...

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