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- Category: Elder Law
- News Flash: Medicare Doesn’t Cover Nursing Home Costs
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- IRS Announces $11.7 Million Exclusion for 2021
- The Benefits of Trusts (Part 1)
- Trusts Demystified
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- Do You Pay Taxes on Living Trust Income?
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- Staying Current is Especially Important in the Pandemic
- Planning Is Important
- Chadwick Boseman Demonstrates the Importance of Planning
- Three Reasons to Use an Irrevocable Trust
- Don’t Assume That a Will Is All You Need
- This Estate Planning Tool Provides Sweeping Benefits
- An Incentive Trust Can Provide a Solution
- Planning for Incapacity
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- Do I Really Need a Will?
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- Three Estate Plan Components You May Overlook
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- The Basics: “HIPAA” Powers
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- Avoiding Family Chaos in the Coronavirus Age
- Don’t Buy Into These Inheritance Planning Myths
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- Whom Do You Want to Get Your Assets?
- Beneficiary Designations and Other Non-Probate Transfers
- Trusts 101
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- Tax Planning for 2020
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 2
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 4: Where
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- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part I: Who
- Estate Planning: Simple Solutions Often Go Awry
- The Anatomy of a Basic Estate Plan
- LGBTQ Planning: Edith Windsor Changed the Playing Field
- Many Reasons to Plan
- Clarity is Key to Planning
- Incapacity Planning Can Prevent a Guardianship
- What is a GST Trust?
- Estate Planning: Cover All of Your Bases
- Planning is Critical
- Kansas City Trust Attorneys Explain the Difference Between Testamentary and Living Trusts
- New Tax Proposals
- Beneficiary Designations, etc., Aren’t a True Substitute for a Trust
- Living Trust Benefits You Should be Sure to Consider
- Can You Transfer a Mortgaged Home to a Living Trust?
- Will the Agent of My Power of Attorney Become My Executor?
- If I Complete a Durable Power of Attorney, Do I Still Need a Will?
- Turning the Page on 2018 and Looking Forward to 2019
- Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of an IRA
- Estate Planning is About More Than Taxes
- Aretha Franklin Died Intestate: What Does It Mean for Her Family?
- Special Accounts for People with Special Needs
- Estate Planning is for You, Not Just Your Parents or Grandparents
- How is a Testamentary Trust Different from a Living Trust?
- Estate Planning vs Will: Which Do I Need?
- Addressing Capacity Issues in Your Estate Plan
- How to Handle Estate Disputes Between Siblings
- Estate Planning: It’s Not Just About the Estate Taxes
- Incapacity Planning
- What is a Revocable Living Trust?
- Planning for Frequent Flyer Miles
- Planning for the International Client
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 6: Taxes
- Dead Hand Control: How Much is Too Much?
- Planning for the Unexpected
- Living Trust Lawyers’ Tips for Estate Planning
- Why Should I Include a Testamentary Trust in my Estate Plan?
- Overland Park Estate Planning Attorneys Discuss Inheritance
- Estate Planning is Too Important to Procrastinate
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations: Retirement Assets
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 3: Your Kids
- Is a Living Trust the Best Estate Planning Tool?
- Estate Planning Lawyers Discuss Satisfying Estate Debts
- Estate Planning: The Simplest Plan is Usually Not the Best
- Age-Related Retirement Milestones
- Estate Planning: Simple is not Always Better
- Estate Planning Attorneys Discuss Inheritance Planning
- How Are You Planning for Long-Term Care (LTC) Expenses?
- Treasury Releases New Inflation Adjustment
- Basis is Important in Estate Planning
- When is the Right Time to Access your IRA?
- A Special Option for Special Kids
- Do I Need a Will and or a Trust?
- Trust Attorneys Describe the Many Benefits of Trusts
- Missouri Estate Planning Lawyers Discuss Estate Taxes
- The Purpose of a Pour Over Will
- Tips for the Executor of a Will
- Tips for Avoiding Trust Litigation
- Trust Attorneys Explain the Basics of Trust Administration
- Two Reasons You Need an Estate Plan
- Kansas City Estate Planning Attorneys Can Help with Digital Assets
- Living Trusts: The Good, the Bad, and the Useful
- Tragic Road Rage Incident Reminds Us of the Need for Kansas City Estate Planning
- How is a Revocable Trust Different from an Irrevocable One?
- Do I Need a Testamentary Trust in my Estate Plan?
- Overland Park Estate Planning Attorneys Explain the Goal of Estate Planning
- Why Do I Need a Durable Power of Attorney?
- What You Should Know about Creating a Will
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- Types of Powers of Attorney Kansas Residents Can Choose From
- What You Should Know as a Trust Beneficiary
- What are the Best Asset Protection Strategies?
- Is it Alright to Use DIY Wills?
- Are You Missing Out on Living Trust Benefits?
- Abandoned 5-year-old in Kansas Placed in Foster Care
- Myths about Establishing a Trust
- 6 Things to Consider When Creating a Will
- What Can a Kansas City Estate Planning Attorney do for you?
- How Do I Know Whether I Need a Living Will?
- What You Should Know about Establishing a Trust
- Kansas City Estate Planning Attorney Explains why you Need a Plan
- Head Coach for Kansas City Chiefs Diagnosed With Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
- What an Executor of a Will Needs to Know about Probate
- Why a Missouri Power of Attorney is a Good Thing to Have
- Knowing Your Rights as a Trust Beneficiary
- 5 Questions Answered About Inheritance Planning
- Beware of Common Retirement Planning Mistakes
- A Revocable Family Trust Is Not Just for the Wealthy
- Kansas City Police Captain Remembered as an American Hero
- Horrific Crash in Independence, Missouri Emphasizes Need for Estate Planning
- What is a Revocable Trust?
- How Do I Start my Financial Planning?
- The Risks of Using Missouri DIY Wills
- Fatal Crash in Kansas City Reinforces the Need for Estate Planning
- Living Trust Benefits You May Not Know About
- Asset Protection Strategies to Avoid
- Kansas City Missouri Power of Attorney Varieties
- What Exactly is a Power of Attorney?
- Planning Your Retirement with IRAs
- Do You Really Want to Use a DIY Will?
- Legacy Planning in Kansas
- An Estate Planning Attorney Kansas City, Missouri Residents Can Benefit From
- Avoiding Estate Taxes
- Dispelling the Common Myths about a Living Trust
- The ABCs of Legacy Planning
- 4 Major Benefits of a Durable Power of Attorney
- Using Wills and Trusts in your Estate Plan
- 6 Important Facts about Guardianship
- Do-it-Yourself Estate Planning
- Drafting Your Last Will and Testament
- What You Should Know about Revocable Trusts
- 5 Things You Need to Know About a Pour Over Will
- Estate Administration and Distribution of Assets
- Category: Estate Planning
- What Is a HIPAA Release?
- Wills vs. Trusts: Understand the Distinctions
- Do You Really Need an Estate Planning Lawyer?
- Will vs. Trust: What’s the Difference?
- Don’t Let the State Plan Your Estate
- Incapacity Planning for Young Adults
- Estate Planning: Four Questions to Consider
- Incapacity Looms Large During Your Twilight Years
- Understanding Living Trusts
- What Does the Probate Court Do?
- Estate Planning: The Time Is Now
- Living Trusts: How They Work and Why You Might Need One
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- Category: Probate
- Will or Trust? Kansas City Probate Attorneys Explain
- Living Trusts and Probate: What Do You Need to Know?
- Kansas City Probate Attorneys Dispel the Common Myths
- Common Issues that Lead to Probate Litigation
- Can I Avoid Probate Under Kansas Probate Law?
- Four Tricks for Avoiding Probate
- Your Missouri Probate Attorney Can Help You Avoid Probate
- Category: retirement planning
- When Should Kansas City Residents Access Their IRAs?
- If You Want to Retire in Missouri, Be Prepared!
- Can I Retire Now?
- Should I Use an IRA in My Retirement Planning?
- Should I Convert to a Roth IRA?
- Everything You Need to Know About a Roth IRA
- Will Filing Bankruptcy Affect my Retirement Planning?
- Director of Kansas City Regional Arts Council Retires
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