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The Digital Afterlife Debate: What Happens to Your Online Assets After You’re Gone
The digital afterlife debate over who owns the online assets of someone who has died has been in the news recently, brought to light by several families whose children have died tragically and who want access to their child’s online…
The Conversation You Must Have With Your Kids and Your Parents
Every single adult needs to have an advance health care directive written, signed and in place. This includes your children, as soon as they turn 18. This includes you. This includes your parents. Without an advance health care directive in…
What You Can Learn From Three-Time NYC Mayor Ed Koch’s Will About Your Estate Planning
Three-time New York City Mayor Ed Koch died on Feb. 1, leaving an estate estimated between $10-$11 million. And it’s a good thing that “Hizzoner” loved governing, because one-quarter of his estate will be going to the state and federal…
Striking a Balance Between Funding Your Retirement and Your Child’s Education
Many parents perceive a conflict between funding a child’s college education and building their own retirement nest egg. The conflict usually arises from the lack of financial resources to do both while funding daily living expenses, so parents become stuck…
The Risks of Poorman’s Estate Planning: How to Pass on Property & Avoid Probate the Right Way
They call it the “poor man’s estate planning.” Put your child on the title to your deed and avoid probate. Yet this “poor man’s” planning often ends up, well, poorly; and costing a lot more for the people you love.…
Congratulations! It’s an Estate Plan! Protecting Your Newborn From Birth
In the process of becoming new parents, many couples become experts at planning – scheduling the birthing classes, planning the new nursery, even picking out a preschool. There is so much to think about before you welcome your new child.…
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