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Category Archives: Estate Planning
Living Trust Scams and the Senior Consumer
This is a great article by the State Bar of Texas regarding so called “trust mills.” Read the full article here.
DIY Estate Planning: Buyer Beware!
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wills14-2009jul14,0,266613.story Chas Rampenthal expects to get more business in the wake of Michael Jackson’s death, but he doesn’t peddle CDs, posters or celebrity memorabilia. Rampenthal sells online wills. And as general counsel of LegalZoom.com, he noticed a sharp uptick in demand when model Anna Nicole Smith died in 2007, triggering a messy battle over her…
Who is responsible for the debts of a deceased individual?
This is a great article from the FTC: Paying the Debts of a Deceased Relative: Who Is Responsible? After a relative dies, the last thing grieving family members may expect are calls from debt collectors asking them to pay their loved one’s outstanding debts. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection…
Online Estate Plan
You Need an Online Estate Plan By ANDREA COOMBES If you’re smart about your online life, you’ve created strong and varied passwords for all your accounts. You change those passwords often. And you never write them down or share them with anyone. That’s all well and good while you’re alive. But your admirable devotion to…
