Posts Tagged National Academy Of Elder Law Attorneys
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Valuing Non – Cash Gifts Made During Your Lifetime
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford For taxpayers who have a moderate to large estates, one estate planning tactic that is often used is to make gifts during the taxpayer’s lifetime in order to reduce the value of the estate at the time of death. Making lifetime gifts also allows the perso...
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Having Multiple Wills
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford James and Linda created their first wills when their family was young, primarily naming guardians to care for their children and to make sure their financial assets would provide for their children. Over the years, they updated the document to reflec...
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A Family Meeting Can Complete your Estate Planning
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford It takes a lot of thought and consideration to complete your well-designed estate plan. You’ve considered who should receive which assets, what charities you want to benefit, and who will be executor of your estate. To help ensure that your plan pro...
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When a Relative Gets Alzheimer’s, See an Attorney
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford When a loved one gets Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, it can be overwhelming if he or she has not planned ahead and acquired power of attorney documents and an estate plan. However, the reality is that most people do not have these advanced plan...
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Avoiding Family Fights
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Nana loved celebrating family events and holidays with all her family. The multi-generational group gathered for birthdays, baptisms and Thanksgiving. They even had their own family event for New Year’s Day. No one could imagine not spending the holidays...