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    • Protecting the Family Pet in Your Estate Plan
    • What Is the Cost When One Spouse Dies?
    • Is a Family Wealth Trust Only for the Rich?
    • My Spouse and I Are Healthy – Should We Consider Medicaid Planning?
    • The Annual Gift Tax Exclusion in St. Louis – Gifting to Your Children
    • Advantages and Disadvantages of Guardianship
    • Can I Stay in My Home If I Get Sick?
    • What Are the Drawbacks of Probate in St. Louis?
    • Per Stirpes and Per Capita – What Is the Difference?
    • Free Report: Trustee Duties and Responsibilities
    • Who Can Create a Power of Attorney?
    • Trustee Duties and Responsibilities
    • How Much Is Too Much? Deciding What to Leave Your Children in Your Estate Plan
    • Understanding Probate – The Basics
    • Estate Taxes in Missouri: How Much Can I Transfer at Death Tax-Free?
    • How Is My Property Transferred If I Die Intestate in St. Louis MO?
    • Creating a Joint Tenancy with a Child
    • Guardianship St Louis Missouri: Nominating a Guardian for Your Minor Children
    • Probate in St Louis Missouri: Is It Always Required?
    • How to Make Changes to an Estate Plan [Infographic]
    • The Uniform Probate Code and Estate Planning
    • Estate Planning in St Louis Missouri: Does Your Estate Have Enough Liquidity?
    • Does Your Law Firm Do Probate?
    • What Is a POD or TOD Account in St Louis MO?
    • I Can’t Afford an Estate Plan—What Should I Do?
    • Cohabitating Couples—Why An Estate Plan Is Crucial
    • Why Estate Planning Is Even More Important for Women
    • Same-Sex Estate Planning Changes after Windsor
    • When Is It Too Late to Do Medicaid Planning in Missouri?
    • Avoiding Probate
    • What Is Estate Planning in St Louis Missouri?
    • How Long Does Probate Take?
    • Costs Involved in Probating an Estate in Missouri
    • Should I Have a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare?
    • Pitch or Save? What to Do with All Those Records, Receipts and Documents
    • Estate Plan Changes—When and Why You Need to Make Them
    • Why You Need an Asset Protection Plan
    • The Rich, Famous, and Intestate
    • Important Estate Planning Tools for the GLBT Community
    • Have You Planned for Your Cat in Your Estate Plan?
    • Dividing the Family Farm in Your Estate Plan
    • If You Own a Business You Need a Succession Plan
    • Pet Trusts [Infographic]
    • Is A Family Limited Partnership in Missouri Right for Our Family?
    • Do You Need to Update Your Beneficiary Designations?
    • Why You Need an Estate Plan If You Are Single
    • The Real Story Behind Cinderella – Failed Estate Planning
    • Discussing Your Estate Plan with Your Family
    • Should I Include a Personal Property Memorandum in My Estate Plan?
    • How to Handle an Inherited IRA
    • Charitable Contributions from Your IRA under the New Rules
    • What You May Not Know about Life Insurance and Estate Taxes
    • How to Fund Your Funeral
    • How to Create a Pet Plan
    • What If I Don’t Want My Inheritance?
    • Deciding Whom to Appoint as Guardian in Your Will
    • Estate Planning Tips for the Wealthy
    • Things to Consider before Creating an Estate Plan for a Second Marriage
    • Expectations for Your First Estate Planning Appointment
    • Relying on the Wrong Documents –Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
    • Estate Planning Considerations for Individuals Using Artificial Reproductive Technology
    • What is Legacy Planning?
    • Steps to Take if You Suddenly Win the Lottery (or Come into A Windfall of Any Kind)
    • I Just Found Out I’m the Executor – Now What?
    • Why Men Often Put Off Estate Planning
    • Why Reviewing Your Estate Plan Is So Important – The James Brown Estate Battle
    • Four Crucial Estate Planning Steps to Take When Baby Arrives
    • How Does a Change in State Residency Impact Your Estate Plan as a Same-Sex Couple
    • Answering Uncomfortable Questions from Your Estate Planning Attorney
    • Estate Planning Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid
    • Trusting a Family Member to Be Trustee – Is It a Wise choice?
    • Including a Charity into Your Estate Plan
    • Who Is More Likely to Put Off Estate Planning?
    • LGBTQ Estate Planning May Change Drastically after SCOTUS Hearings
    • Worst Case Scenario Planning—the Best Way to Approach Your Estate Plan
    • What Happens When Estate Planning Documents Conflict?
    • Roth IRAs and Estate Planning – The Backdoor Approach
    • How Taxes Can Derail Your Estate Plan
    • Estate Planning in the Digital Age
    • Autism Awareness Month Highlights the Need for More Research
    • What Legacy Will You Leave Behind?
    • Why You Need to Discuss Your Estate Plan with Your Children
    • Genetic Material and Estate Planning
    • Estate Planning Legal “Jargon” – Why It Matters
    • Why You Need and Estate Plan if You Have Minor Children
    • How Much Life Insurance Do I Really Need?
    • Your Estate Planning Attorney—How Good Is Your Relationship?
    • Can’t I Just Create My Own Estate Plan?
    • Why Would I Want to Disclaim an Inheritance?
    • Trouble — The Leona Helmsley Pet Trust Story
    • Tips for Finding An Estate Planning Attorney
    • The Yearly Exclusion to the Gift Tax
    • Top 8 Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
    • Is it Time to Re-Read Your Estate Planning Documents?
    • Executors Beware – Don’t Mistake a Treasure for Trash!
    • What You Can Do to Protect Your Same Sex Partner in the Event of Your Death
    • One Advantage to a Comprehensive Estate Plan – Privacy
    • Probate Terms You Should Know
    • Avoiding Conservatorship or Guardianship
    • College Expenses—Do I Have to Pay Gift Taxes on Them?
    • An App for Everything – Even Estate Planning
    • Comedian Sherman Hemsley’s Estate Challenge
    • Understanding Testamentary Capacity
    • Estate Planning and Financial Planning Should Go Hand in Hand
    • Controlling Your Investments after Death – The Importance of an Investment Policy Statement
    • What Happens If My Spouse Left Me Nothing in His/Her Last Will and Testament?
    • Keeping Your Estate Plan Private – The Davy Jones Estate
    • Gay Partners Should Take Estate Planning Very Seriously
    • Does My Child Need a Conservatorship?
    • What is a Representative Payee?
    • Right To Die Laws
    • Estate Planning for A Couple with An Age Gap
    • The Importance of Protecting The Elderly from Identity Theft
    • The Ted Williams Estate Battle — Money Wasn’t the Issue
    • The Cy Pres Doctrine
    • Social Media and Estate Administration
    • Final Arrangements Should Be Part Of The Plan
    • Far Too Many Americans Have No Legacy Plan
    • What Insurance Policies Might I Need to Include in My Estate Plan?
    • Things You Can Do to Make Probating Your Estate Easier
    • Opting Out Of 2010 Estate Tax
    • Reasons Why Inheriting Later May Be A Better Option Than Gifting Now
    • Does a Married Couple Have to Create a Joint Estate Plan?
    • Marital Agreements Sometimes Get A Bad Rap
    • Estate Tax Can Take A Heavy Toll
    • Your Digital Estate–Have You Made It Part of Your Estate Plan?
    • Estate Planning: The Time Is Now
    • Al Davis Estate Plan To Keep Raiders In Family
    • What Does a Probate Court Do?
    • What Does Dying Intestate Mean?
    • Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
    • Signing Over The Deed to Your Home to Avoid Probate — Things to Consider First
    • Adult Children and Your Estate Plan Dos and Don’ts
    • Inheritance Planning: Family Discussion Useful
    • Inheritance Planning In Action
    • Estate Planning for Blended Families
    • Guardianship or Conservatorship of a Parent
    • Blended Families & Joint Property
    • Trusts and Parents with Young Children
    • Why Estate Planning Is Crucial for a Blended Family
    • How to Estate Plan with Minor Children
    • Pre-Planning Your Own Funeral
    • Estate Planning for The Small Business
    • The Importance of An Advanced Directive for the GLBT Community
    • With Whom Should You Discuss Your Estate Plan?
    • Estate Planning Options for Small Business Owners
    • Whitney Houston’s Estate Value Soaring After Death
    • Divorce and Estate Planning
    • Retirement Planning and Estate Planning – Why The Two Go Hand in Hand
    • Probate Overview
    • Planning for Your Pet in Your Estate Plan
    • Trust Creation & Pour-Over Wills
    • Why Do I Need Pay On Death Accounts?
    • Estate Planning Can Include Wisdom Sharing
    • Qualified Personal Residence Trusts & Your Family Legacy
    • Estate Planning – Generation Skipping Trust
    • Inheritance Planning & Supplemental Needs Trusts
    • Legacy Of Entertainer Brown Still Not Resolved
    • Tax Savings Through Gift Giving
    • QPRT Can Reduce Estate Tax Exposure
    • Basic Estate Plan Components
    • Will Efforts To Increase Revenue Include Estate Tax Hike?
    • Giving To Charity Can Provide Dual Rewards
    • Estate Planning: One Thing Leads To Another
    • The Death Of Amy Winehouse & Estate Planning
    • Dogs Inherit Over 80K
    • Life Insurance: Income Replacement & More
    • Avoiding Multiple Impositions Of The Estate Tax
    • Probate Pitfalls & Revocable Living Trusts
    • Is Your Pet Provided For In Your Estate Plan?
    • Estate Planning: The First Steps
    • Ever-Changing Laws Present Estate Planning Challenges
    • GRAT Can Enable Tax-Free Asset Transfer
    • Inheritance Planning Solutions For Blended Families
    • Estate Planning: Keep Probate In Mind
    • Estate Planning & Small Business Succession
    • Probate Attorneys: Experience Counts
    • Estate Planning: Relevant To All Adults
    • Inheritance Planning: Educational Gifts Show You Care
    • CRUT For Philanthropy, Tax Savings
    • Estate Tax: Only For The Rich?
    • The Basics Of Estate Planning
    • An Ethical Will Can Fortify Your Legacy
    • Home Value & Estate Tax Exposure
    • Divorce Calls For Estate Plan Review
    • Estate Tax Poised To Bite
    • Planning For Retirement & Beyond
    • Making Advance Plans
    • Social Security Resource Online
    • Unified Estate/Gift Tax Explained
    • Addressing Inheritance Planning Challenges
    • Donor Advised Funds Can Be The Ideal Solution
    • Probate Avoidance: Three Motivations
    • Estate Planning: Never Do It Alone
    • Asset Protection Through Lifetime Trusts
    • Estate Planning Is Essential For Gay Couples
    • Consider Adding Your Memoirs To Your Estate
    • Beware Of Bad Inheritance Planning Advice
    • Inheritance Planning: Long Term Assistance
    • Avoiding Probate With POD Accounts
    • Are Your Pets Provided For In Your Estate Plan?
    • A Look At Small Business Planning
    • Estate Planning: What’s The First Step?
    • GRATs For Appreciable Assets
    • Should You Avoid Probate?
    • Direct Tax Efficiency, Asset Protection Strategy
    • New Estate Tax Provisions Are Far From Permanent
    • Estate Planning Is For The Elderly, Right?
    • Estate Tax Repeal Sentiment Builds In House
    • Identifying The Right Estate Planning Lawyer
    • Charitable Remainder Trusts: Mutually Beneficial
    • Keeping Estate Tax Changes In Perspective
    • GST & Gift Tax Exemptions Raised Under New Tax Law
    • Asset Erosion & Legacy Trusts
    • Enriched Inheritance Planning
    • 2011 Is Here, Time To Review Your Estate Plan
    • Bill Includes Changes In Estate Tax
    • Probate Experience And Personal Representatives
    • Dependent Children & Estate Planning
    • High Profile Retirement Planning Lesson
    • Save Time & Money With Living Trusts
    • Ethical Wills Explained
    • Succession Planning & Buy-Sell Agreements
    • How Can A Post-Nuptial Agreement Help?
    • A Different Type Of Long-Term Planning
    • Make Estate Planning Enjoyable
    • What is a QTIP?
    • The Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
    • Respond To The Estate Tax With A QPRT
    • Assuage Your Concerns With An Incentive Trust
    • Estate Planning For Pet Owners
    • State Your Wishes With Three Wills
    • Nursing Home Costs Raise Concerns
    • Make Your Life Story Part Of Your Estate
    • Tax-Free Gift Giving
    • The Case For Permanent Estate Tax Repeal
    • Conservatorship and Guardianship
    • Beware of Estate Planning Procrastination
    • Patient Privacy & The HIPAA
    • Tax-Free Educational Gifts
    • Smart Estate Planning For Business Owners
    • Estate Planning & Funeral Arrangements
    • Drawing Up A Will On Your Own
    • Estate Tax Looms In 2011
    • Estate Plan Updates
    • Estate Tax Solution: Generation-Skipping Trusts
    • Advance Health Care Directives Protect Same Sex Couples
    • Living Trusts & Probate
    • Life Insurance Is Key Element Of Estate Plans
    • Who Will Be Executor Of Your Estate?
    • The Wide Scope Of Probate Law
    • Elder Law & Retirement Planning
    • Estate Plans Benefit The Young
    • Goals Impact Actions
    • What Are Pay On Death Accounts?
    • Purcell & Amen Announce a New Attorney has Joined the Team
    • Estate Planning Mistakes
    • Preparing Yourself for the Possibility of Disability
    • Welcome to the Blog of Purcell & Amen, L.L.C.
  • Category: Estate Taxes
    • Google Announces “Inactive Account Manager”
    • Estate Planning Tips – Choosing Your Appraiser
    • Do I Need to Worry about Inheritance Tax in Missouri?
    • Can Estate Taxes Destroy Your Estate Plans?
    • What Is a Supplemental Needs Trust?
    • Do I Pay Taxes When Someone Leaves Me Money?
    • What Is a Generation Skipping Tax?
    • Estate Taxes in St. Louis: How Can I Leave My Estate to My Spouse Tax-Free?
    • What Are Capital Gains Taxes?
    • Higher Lifetime Exemption Limit May Require Changes to Your Estate Plan
    • Questions Worth Asking Yourself in Preparation for Your First Estate Planning Consultation
    • Are You Forgetting an Important Tax Document This Year?
    • The Risk of Failing to Create and Estate Plan for A Special Needs Loved One
    • Credit Shelter Trusts—What Are They and Do I Need One?
    • Estate Tax Changes Set to Take Place in 2013
    • Building for America’s Bravest Project and the Gary Sinise Foundation
    • Trouble Brewing Already in Whitney Houston’s Estate
    • Estate Tax Looms, Action Required
    • Blended Families and Joint Accounts for Estate Planning Purposes
    • Estate Planning: What Are Your Objectives?
    • Five Wishes Provide A Framework
    • Three Simple But Effective Inheritance Planning Vehicles
    • Planning for Estate Taxes
  • Category: Financial Planning
    • Is It A Good Idea for My Parents to Give Me Their Home?
    • How Do You Fund Your Trust in St. Louis?
    • Could You Be Rich and Not Know It?
    • Asset Protection Via LLC
    • “Lucky” Yankee Fan May Face Big Tax Bill
  • Category: General
    • Missouri Couple Convicted of Medicaid Fraud
    • Is an LLC Right for My New Business?
    • Illinois Bill Would Ban Anonymous Complaints against Nursing Homes
    • Survey Says Millionaires Are Leaving their Wealth to Kids, Not Charity
    • Ten Things You Should Know about Alzheimer ’s Disease
    • Mistakes to Avoid When Drafting a Power of Attorney
    • Do I Work with You Or a Paralegal?
    • How Does a Power of Attorney Terminate?
    • To Qualify for Medicaid Can’t I Just Add My Son/Daughter’s Name to the Title to My Home?
    • How Soon Can You Get Medicaid?
    • What Questions Should I Ask an Elder Law Attorney?
    • How to Preserve Your Legacy for Future Generations
    • Grief or Depression?
    • Hello world!
    • Common Regrets of the Dying
    • ABA Journal article on Supreme Court timeline for decision on “Obamacare” ruling
    • Long-Term Care Assistance For Veterans
    • What Is Elder Abuse?
    • What to Do If You Suspect Elder Abuse
    • How to Include Your Pet in Your Estate Planning
    • What Does a Trustee Do?
    • How Is A Trust Administered?
    • Power of Attorney Explained
    • Succession Planning – Utilizing a Buy Sell Agreement
    • You May Qualify for Medicaid
    • 45 Lessons Life Taught Me
    • A Penny for Your Thoughts…and for Bee Stings?
  • Category: GPOA
  • Category: Guardianship
    • How Long Is the Guardianship Process in Missouri?
    • What Is an Adult Guardianship in Missouri?
    • Factors to Consider When Nominating a Guardian for Minor Children
  • Category: in terrorem clause
  • Category: Incapacity Planning
    • How Can a Living Trust Help with Incapacity Planning?
    • Do You Need an Advanced Directive?
    • Free Report: Guardianship and Conservatorship in Missouri — What You May Need to Know Someday
    • What Are Advanced Directives for Health Care and Do I Need One?
    • Why Incapacity Planning Should Be Part of Your Estate Plan
    • Do You Need an Incapacity Plan?
    • What Is the Difference between SSDI and SSI?
    • Incapacity Planning in Missouri
    • Free Report: Incapacity Planning in Missouri
    • Top Five Reasons Why You Need an Incapacity Plan in St. Louis
    • How Is Property Managed When Someone Is Incapacitated?
    • How Does the Law Define Incapacity in Missouri?
    • Incapacity Planning in St Louis: Why A Living Trust Is Better than a Power of Attorney
    • Does My Parent Need a Guardian?
    • What Is a Conservator or Guardian in Missouri?
    • How to File for Guardianship in St. Louis Missouri
    • Incapacity Plan in St. Louis MO: Who Makes Decisions If You Are Incapacitated?
    • If You Become Incapacitated, Who Will Manage Your Money?
    • Revocable Living Trust and Incapacity Planning
    • Legal Concerns When Your Spouse Develops Alzheimer’s
    • Keeping Control of Your Estate–Preventing Involuntary Conservatorship
    • What Is A Health Care Directive?
    • Incapacity Planning
    • What is a Conservatorship?
    • What Makes A Power Of Attorney “Durable?”
    • Alzheimer’s, Dementia, & Incapacity Planning
    • What Is A Springing Durable Power Of Attorney?
    • The Purpose of the Living Will
    • Incapacity Planning With Advance Health Care Directives
    • What’s the Difference Between a Living Will and a Last Will and Testament?
  • Category: income tax
  • Category: income taxation
  • Category: Inheritance
    • What You Need to Know about Missouri Inheritance Tax
    • Can You Disclaim an Inheritance
    • Is The Inheritance You Leave Your Kids Taxable?
    • What Inheritance Rights Does a Child Conceived after Death Have?
    • Will Your Beneficiaries Blow Their Inheritance?
    • Free Report: How Long Will It Take to Actually Receive Inheritance?
    • How Do I Know What My Inheritance Is?
    • Free Report: How Long Will It Take To Get My Inheritance in Missouri
    • Receiving Your Inheritance in Missouri – How Long It Will Take
  • Category: Insurance
    • What Is the Medicare 3 Day Hospital Stay Rule?
    • National Life Insurance Month Is a Great Time to Review Your Estate Plan
    • Understanding Life Insurance
    • Medicaid vs. Medicare
    • Long-Term Care Insurance — Is It For Me?
    • Things to Think about When Considering Purchasing A Life Insurance Policy
    • Universal Life Insurance Explained
    • FDIC Insurance to Protect Your Trusts
  • Category: Last Will and Testament
    • Where to Find Help Preparing a Will
    • When Should You Update Your Will?
    • What Does the Executor of a Will Do?
    • Free Report: Contesting a Last Will and Testament in Missouri
  • Category: Legal Education
  • Category: Long-Term Care
    • Survey Says LGBTQ Community Worried about Support as They Age
    • Celebrate Long-Term Care Planning Month this October by Reviewing Your Plan!
    • Sunset Hills Elder Law Attorneys Explain Long-Term Care Insurance
    • Can Nursing Home Planning Help Save My Nest Egg?
    • St. Louis Long-Term Care Insurance Explained
    • Is Long-Term Care Insurance Something You Need?
    • Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance
    • When Your Parent Needs Long-Term Care – Making Tough Decisions
    • Assisted Living Funding Via A Reverse Mortgage
  • Category: LPOA
  • Category: Medicaid Planning
    • Key Reasons Not to Wait to Make a Medicaid Plan
    • St. Louis Medicaid Attorneys Explain the Transfer Rules
    • Kirkwood Nursing Home Planning — Is Long-Term Care Insurance Worth the Cost?
    • Kirkwood Medicaid Lawyer Explains Why Planning Ahead Is Crucial
    • When Should Kirkwood Medicaid Planning Begin?
    • Have You Thought about Affton Medicaid Planning?
    • Affton Medicaid Attorneys Explain Spousal Impoverishment
    • How Will You Pay Nursing Home Expenses?
    • Signs You Need a Medicaid Attorney
    • 5 Things You Need to Know about St. Louis Medicaid
    • Can a Missouri Medicaid Attorney Explain the Spousal Impoverishment Rules?
    • How Can I Protect My Assets When I Apply for Medicaid in St. Louis?
    • Understanding the Look Back Rule for Missouri Medicaid
    • How Long Does It Take to Qualify for Medicaid in Missouri?
    • Is Your Home an Available Asset for Medicaid Eligibility in Missouri?
    • How Does Medicaid Apply to A Married Couple?
    • What Happens to Your Home If You Need to Qualify for Medicaid?
    • What Is Medicaid’s “Look-Back” Period?
    • How Can I Protect My Spouse When Applying for Medicaid?
    • Nursing Home Poverty – Don’t Let It Happen to You!
    • Will the State Take My Assets When I Go on Medicaid?
    • What Are the Disadvantages of a Medicaid Trust?
    • Can I Just Give Away My Assets and Qualify for Medicaid?
    • What Is Medicaid in St Louis Missouri?
    • What Is the Medicaid Five Year Look Back?
    • Medicaid Planning in St Louis Missouri: Paying for In-Home Care with Medicaid
    • Medicaid Planning in St Louis MO – The Costs of Healthcare
  • Category: News
    • Have Researchers Found a Way to Stop Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Patients?
    • Missouri Voters ID Bill Might Negatively Impact Seniors
  • Category: no contest clause
  • Category: powers of appointment
  • Category: Powers of Attorney
    • What Is the Difference between a General and a Limited Power of Attorney?
    • Why You Should Never Sign a Power of Attorney Without Having an Attorney Review It
    • Mistakes to Avoid in a Power of Attorney
    • When Does A Power of Attorney Become Effective?
    • What Are the Disadvantages of a Power of Attorney?
    • Can Your Agent under a Power of Attorney Make a Gift on Your Behalf?
    • Durable Power of Attorney for Property in St. Louis: What Are Its Advantages?
    • Guardianship vs. Power of Attorney in St Louis Missouri
    • Powers of Attorney in St. Louis MO: General vs. Limited POA – Which One Do I Need?
    • What Is a Power of Attorney in St. Louis Missouri?
    • Think Twice Before Signing a Power of Attorney
    • The Danger of Using A Boilerplate Power of Attorney
    • What is a Durable Power of Attorney?
    • What is a Power of Attorney?
  • Category: Probate
    • Top Reasons for Avoiding Probate
    • Creve Coeur Probate Law Basics
    • 5 Things You Need to Know about St. Louis Probate Law
    • Kirkwood Probate Attorney Explains How to Avoid Probate
    • Kirkwood Estate Planning Attorneys Answer ” How Long Will It Take to Get My Inheritance?”
    • Kirkwood Probate Lawyer Explains Steps to Take Immediately Following the Death of a Loved One
    • Is Contesting a Will after Probate Possible?
    • What Does a Probate Attorney Do?
    • What Kind of Legal Matters Do Probate Law Firms Handle?
    • What Does a Probate Attorney Do?
    • Why Do I Need to Understand Missouri Probate Law?
    • 5 Things You Need to Know about Missouri Probate Laws
    • How Are Wills Probated in St. Louis?
    • Tips for Shortening the Probate Process
    • Understanding Missouri Probate Laws
    • How Much Does Probate Cost?
    • How Are Debts of the Decedent Handled during Probate?
  • Category: Retirement Planning
    • How Does Your Retirement Destination Rank?
    • What Is the Difference between the Various Types of IRAs?
    • How Do I Incorporate Retirement Planning into My Estate Plan?
    • Working Longer May Mean Living Longer
    • Where You Retire Makes a Difference
    • Retirement Planning: Debt Reduction Is Key
    • When to Start Retirement Planning
    • Taking Advantage Of 401(k) Accounts
    • Veterans Have Clear Path To Retirement Income
    • Majority Of Americans Oppose Social Security Cuts
    • Retirement Planning & Medicare
    • Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
    • Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, & Budget Cuts
    • Interest-Free “Loans” Via Social Security No Longer Available
    • The Three Stages of Retirement
    • I’ve Retired… Now What?
    • Retirement Planning for Your Future
  • Category: Social Security
    • Can a Missouri Disability Lawyer Help Me with SSI or SSDI?
    • How Much Can You Expect in Social Security Retirement Benefits?
    • When is the Right Time to Collect Social Security?
  • Category: Special Needs Planning
    • Missouri Police Create Directory for People with Autism
    • Do I Need a Missouri Special Needs Trust?
    • Autism Awareness Month Is a Good Time to Learn More about Special Needs Planning
    • Types of Special Needs Trusts
    • Do You Need to Include Special Needs Planning in Your St. Louis Estate Plan?
    • Students with Special Needs to Benefit from New Missouri Law
    • When Do I Need a Special Needs Trust?
    • Types of Special Needs Trusts
  • Category: tax
  • Category: Tax Planning
  • Category: taxation
  • Category: technology
  • Category: Trust
  • Category: Trusts
    • What Is an Administrator of the Trust?
    • 5 Reasons to Include a Living Trust in Your Estate Plan
    • Kirkwood Estate Planning Lawyers Explain How to Protect Your Beloved Pet
    • Kirkwood Living Trust Lawyer Explains Trust Administration
    • Kirkwood Living Trust Attorneys — How Does a Living Trust Work?
    • How Can a Living Trust Lawyer Help Me?
    • Should I Hire a Trust Administration Lawyer If I’m the Trustee?
    • What Is a Revocable Trust?
    • What Is a Revocable Trust Account?
    • Will a Dynasty Trust Work as a St. Louis Asset Protection Strategy?
    • Can Trust Lawyers Help Me Choose the Right Trust for Me?
    • 3 Scenarios When a Living Trust Can Help
    • Why You Should Consider a Professional Trustee for Your Living Trust
    • If I Transfer Real Property into a Trust Can the Bank Call My Loan?
    • What Is a Living Trust?
    • How Do I Keep My Son-in-Law from Winding Up with My Assets?
    • Can’t I Just Use a Trust Agreement I Found Online?
    • Creating a Trust — Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trusts
    • Can a Trust Help Me with Asset Protection?
    • Why Keep Assets in a Trust Instead of Gifting Them Outright?
    • Who Should Be the Trustee of My Living Trust?
    • How Are Trust Assets Invested?
    • What Rights Do Beneficiaries of a Trust Have?
    • Funding a Trust
    • When I Create an Irrevocable Burial Trust Do I Have to Name a Particular Funeral Home?
    • “I Just Found Out I Was Named As the Trustee of a Trust – What Should I Do?”
    • How Is Out of State Property Funded into a Trust?
    • What Assets Are Left Outside My Trust?
    • How Do I Revoke My Trust?
    • What Is a GRAT (Grantor Retained Annuity Trust)?
    • Why Should I Have A Living Trust?
    • Can You Be the Trustee of My Living Trust?
    • What Is A Charitable Remainder Trust in St. Louis?
    • QDOT Trust in St. Louis: Do I Need to Include It in My Estate Plan?
    • Protecting Your Injury Settlement with a Special Needs Trust
    • Trusts in St. Louis: When Does a Trust End or Terminate?
    • What Is a Third Party Special Needs Trust?
  • Category: Uncategorized
    • How to Choose the Right Executor of a Will
    • How Do I Create a Missouri LLC?
    • Top 5 Basic Estate Planning Documents
  • Category: VA Aid and Attendance
    • Do Veterans Benefits Transfer to a Surviving Spouse?
    • Are You Getting All Your Veterans Benefits?
    • Kirkwood Veterans Benefits Lawyers Explain Top 5 VA Benefits
    • Kirkwood Elder Law Attorneys Explain Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits
    • Affton Veterans Benefits Lawyers — Are You Getting the Benefits You Deserve?
    • Will You Qualify for Government Benefits in St. Louis as a Senior?
    • Remembering Our Nation’s Veterans –Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits
    • St. Louis, Missouri Veterans – Do You Qualify for the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Program?
    • Honor a Soldier this 4th of July Weekend!
    • Many Veterans Overlook A & A Special Pension
  • Category: Will
  • Category: Will in Missouri
    • Common Mistakes When Making a Will
    • Do I Need Help Creating a Will?
    • St. Louis Estate Planning Attorney Offers Tips for Creating Your Will
    • What Are the Steps Involved in Contesting a Will in Missouri
  • Category: Wills and Trusts
    • Is a Family Wealth Trust Only for the Rich?
    • Do You Still Need an ILIT?
    • Appointing a Trustee—Questions to Ask
    • The Danger in DIY Wills and Trusts
    • 5 Reasons You Might Need a Trust Law Firm
    • How Might a Revocable Family Trust Fit into Your Estate Plan?
    • 5 Things You Need to Know about Wills and Trusts
    • 5 Wills and Trusts Questions You Should Know the Answers to before You Create Your Estate Plan
    • What Type of St. Louis Trusts Are Best to Protect My Estate from Creditors?
    • Can You Ever Modify an Irrevocable Trust?
    • Do I Need to Create a Will?
    • Contesting a Will – Lack of Testamentary Capacity
    • What Is a No-Contest Clause?
    • If You Own Property Overseas Do You Need an International Will?
    • What Happens If Someone Contests Your Father’s Will?
    • Who Should You Appoint As the Trustee of Your Testamentary Trust?
    • What Happens to a Living Trust When One Spouse Dies?
    • Are There Other Documents That Should Be Prepared When Preparing a Will?
    • Missouri Advanced Directives: What You Need to Know
    • How Property Is Distributed without a Will in Missouri
    • Does a Revocable Living Trust in St. Louis Provide Asset Protection?
    • Who Should Be the Successor Trustee of My Revocable Living Trust?
    • Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust in St. Louis: Is It Right for Your Estate Plan?
    • Does Your Law Firm Do Wills?
    • How to Make Changes to Your Trust in St Louis MO
    • What Is A Living Trust in St Louis Missouri?
    • Wills and Trusts in St Louis MO: Can a Trust Be Contested Like a Will?
    • What Is an Executor?
    • Why An Education Trust Is A Good Estate Planning Option
    • What is a Legacy Trust in St Louis MO?
    • Can I Amend a Trust?
    • Charitable Trusts — Lead or Remainder?
    • Why A Pour Over Will Should Be Included In Your Estate Plan
    • How to Handle the Irresponsible Beneficiary
    • Charitable Trusts – A Remarkable Example
    • Special Needs Trusts – Why You Should Take the Time to Set One Up Today
    • The Perfect Holiday Present for Your Pet – A Pet Trust
    • The High Cost of a Will Contest
    • Scam Email Looking for Overnight Spouses for Will Hoax
    • Using a Qualified Terminable Interest in Property Trust for Your Blended Family
    • How to Keep Your Beloved Pet from Ending Up in A Shelter
    • What You Should Know about A Funeral Trust
    • How to Use a Specialized Trust — The Gun Trust Example
    • Make Sure Your Special Needs Child Receives All the Financial Support Possible by Using a Supplemental Needs Trust
    • Preparing for a Will Contest
    • Protecting Trust Assets – The Spendthrift Trust
    • Irrevocable Trusts
    • Amending a Trust
    • Who Administers an Intestate Estate?
    • Intestate Succession Explained
    • Beneficiary vs. Heir
    • How to Choose A Trustee
    • Trusts — Irrevocable Versus Revocable
    • What Is A Spendthrift Trust?
    • Can You Contest a Will?
    • Understanding the Different Types of Wills

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