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10 Things You Can Do to Make Your Estate Plan a Success

June 14, 2022 by Wendy S. Hillmuth

10 Things You Can Do to Make Your Estate Plan a Success

If you go to the time and trouble of creating an estate plan, you want that estate plan to accomplish all your goals work as intended. Your attorney will provide you with advice and guidance during the creation of your estate plan; however, there are also things you can do to help your estate planning attorney to increase the overall success of your plan. Toward that end, an Essex Junction estate planning attorney at Unsworth LaPlante, PLLC explain ten things you can do to make your estate plan … [Read more...] about 10 Things You Can Do to Make Your Estate Plan a Success

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Estate Planning – Something You Shouldn’t Do Yourself

April 26, 2022 by Stephen Hartnett

It’s tempting to think that by taking the time to hand-write your Will or preparing a do-it-yourself plan, you can avoid many of the issues that arise with a Will. In fact, the opposite may be true. By handwriting your Will or preparing a do-it-yourself plan, you may be creating more issues for your family. Read on to learn more. … [Read more...] about Estate Planning – Something You Shouldn’t Do Yourself

Filed Under: Legal Education, Estate Planning, consumer

What You Need to Know before You Execute a Power of Attorney

February 3, 2022 by Stephen Unsworth

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One of the most used estate planning tools is a Power of Attorney, or POA. Most people, at some point in their life, either create a POA or act as an Agent under a POA created by someone else. That also means that the power granted in a Power of Attorney is frequently abused. This often happens because the person creating the POA does not truly understand the power and authority conveyed in the document. With that in mind, the Essex Junction estate planning attorneys at Unsworth LaPlante, PLLC … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know before You Execute a Power of Attorney

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Shrunken Asset Values Open Estate Planning Opportunities

April 24, 2020 by Stephen Hartnett

COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, has been a challenge confronting countries around the world. Not only has COVID-19 been challenging healthcare systems, but the social distancing required to combat the virus has also rocked financial markets. However, there may be an opportunity for those wishing to do certain types of Estate Planning. Read on to learn more. … [Read more...] about Shrunken Asset Values Open Estate Planning Opportunities

Filed Under: Legal Education, Estate Planning Tagged With: Coronavirus, Covid-19, Estate Planning

Use Trust Protectors for Added Protection and Flexibility

November 1, 2019 by Stephen Hartnett

Trust Protectors are increasingly popular in trusts. This article examines how Trust Protectors can add flexibility to your trust. This flexibility helps achieve your goals and can protect the beneficiaries and Trustee. Use Trust Protectors for Added Protection and Flexibility … [Read more...] about Use Trust Protectors for Added Protection and Flexibility

Filed Under: Legal Education, Estate Planning Tagged With: flexibility, trust protector

Income Tax Basis

October 25, 2019 by Stephen Hartnett

Income tax basis is important in tax and estate planning. This article examines the concept of income tax basis, how one acquires a basis, how it gets adjusted, etc. The article then examines how the basis is subtracted from the sale price to determine gain or loss. The next article in the series will examine how income tax basis is an important factor in estate planning. Income Tax Basis … [Read more...] about Income Tax Basis

Filed Under: Legal Education, Estate Planning Tagged With: step-up, depreciation, Income tax basis, gain

How Will You Obtain the Care You Need?

October 18, 2019 by Stephen Hartnett

What’s the right direction for you in planning for the help you might need in the future? Seven in ten of us will need long-term care at some point in our lives. Here are possible paths for covering the assistance you may need. How Will You Obtain the Care You Need? … [Read more...] about How Will You Obtain the Care You Need?

Filed Under: Legal Education, Estate Planning Tagged With: Estate Planning, Medicaid, Insurance, long term care, LTC

Income Tax Basis in Estate Planning

October 4, 2019 by Stephen Hartnett

Income tax basis is important in estate planning. This article examines what happens to an asset’s basis when it is gifted. It then examines what happens to the basis of an asset when someone dies with the asset and then bequeaths it to someone. Many people find it surprising that these are treated differently. Income tax basis is an important factor in considering estate planning strategies. Income Tax Basis in Estate Planning … [Read more...] about Income Tax Basis in Estate Planning

Filed Under: Legal Education, Estate Planning Tagged With: gain, step-up, Income tax basis

Top Five Insider Estate Planning Tips

July 15, 2019 by Ellen LaPlante

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On this blog, we typically provide basic, broad-based information about estate planning topics, because most people are not very well informed at all. In this piece, we are going to come from a different approach in an effort to provide some tips about some more savvy concerns that lie just beneath the surface. Don’t Underestimate Estate Administration Far too many people are completely unprepared from an estate planning perspective. Time flies, and this is not something that many people … [Read more...] about Top Five Insider Estate Planning Tips

Filed Under: Estate Planning Tagged With: Estate Tax, estate administration

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