How Often Do You Need to Update Your Estate Planning?
It may be time to contact your estate planning attorney if it has been a while since you updated (or reviewed) your estate plan. Experts...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 14, 20213 min read
Estate Planning for 80-Somethings
Estate planning needs to change over your lifetime (believe it or not, it is not a “one and done” thing). When you are in your twenties...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 5, 20172 min read
How to Remove Someone from Your Will in Texas
If you are reading this blog, chances are that you thinking about removing someone from your estate. It is a tough choice. But, if you...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Nov 14, 20162 min read
Complete a Complete Estate Plan
When it comes to planning, the focus is typically on making you better prepared for the future. That means limiting taxes, creating wiser...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Nov 11, 20162 min read
A Few Words of Advice for Getting Married in Your Golden Years
If you’re in your senior years, you may want to think twice before tying the knot. The love bug can bite at any age, and that can include...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Nov 9, 20162 min read
Want Estate Planning? No, You Need It!
Estate planning is a need, but too often it gets moved down to the list for tomorrow. There are many reasons people put off estate...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Nov 8, 20162 min read
Celebrity Estate Planning Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
One would think that big stars like Prince would have a team of high-powered advisors, compared to the average Joe and Jane. But that...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 27, 20162 min read
Saving the Home with Long-Term Health Care Demands
The largest asset most people have is their family home. If a senior is in a situation where his or her long-term care insurance is...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 26, 20163 min read
That First Child Means More than Late Night Feedings and Dirty Diapers
The federal government estimates that it will cost more than $245,000 to rear a child to an adult. That includes costs like housing,...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 19, 20162 min read
Come On, Do I Really Need a Will?
The answer to that question has always been an unequivocal “yes”—especially when there’s a spouse, children or stepchildren. However,...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 17, 20162 min read
Make a Charitable Donation in Your Will and Watch It Work
The estate planning laws in many states are pretty straightforward for those who want to donate all or part of their estate to charity....
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 13, 20163 min read
Children Challenge Pittsburgh Publisher’s Will After Being Left Out
Two times in the past four years, the attorney for the late publisher Richard Mellon Scaife unduly influenced the billionaire to change...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 11, 20162 min read
Be Smart When You Say “I Do” the Second or Third Time
Can you believe that 37% of second marriages and 74% of third marriages end up in divorce? Those are not good odds. CBS Boston’s recent...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Oct 10, 20163 min read
The Do-It-Yourself Will Can Be a Bargain or a Bust
A majority of Americans (about 66%) don’t have a written will, and for most, it’s something they’ve postponed until later. It’s natural...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 28, 20163 min read
Changes are Happening All the Time: Keep Your Estate Plan Current
Congratulations! After putting it off for as long as humanly possible, you’ve finally completed and implemented your estate plan. Check...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 26, 20162 min read
Another Young Actor Dies Without a Will
Young adults and the millennial children of older adults are not who you’d think of as needing estate planning advice. These people are...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 22, 20162 min read
Teen Heartthrob Bieber Doesn’t Want to be “Sorry” When It Comes to Estate Planning
Justin Bieber is only 22-years-old, but it wasn’t long ago he was breaking girls’ hearts around the world with his hit song “Baby.” Now,...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 21, 20162 min read
Fred Thompson’s Adult Children Battle Second Wife in Estate Contest
The widow of former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee has asked a probate judge to dismiss a claim filed against his estate by his...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 19, 20163 min read
Prenup Isn’t a Four-Letter Word
Young couples going into their first marriage with little or no assets don’t usually have much to lose by combining their assets as they...
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Kimberly Hegwood
Sep 9, 20162 min read
What Assets to Leave to Your Family
As you get older, you, your older relatives or both may need to address questions about how to leave assets to others when you pass away....
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