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Estate Planning and Owning Real Estate with Non-Spouses

by Christopher Small | Jan 29, 2021

This is an estate planning attorney question I get quite often, so I thought I'd answer it here. The question centers around one thing generally - "how can I make sure my property goes to the right person when I die when I own it with someone who is not a relative?"...

Revocable Living Trusts Explained

by Christopher Small | Jan 27, 2021

Since I did the Estate Planning 101 post yesterday, I thought today would be a good day to tackle the next most used estate planning vehicle for most people - revocable living trusts. To begin with, there are certain people that will want to consider a revocable...

Estate Planning 101

by Christopher Small | Jan 26, 2021

It's been a while since I just dove into the basics of estate planning, so let's do it real quick. To begin, estate planning covers you in two scenarios: Scenario #1 - you are alive but incapacitated (think you are in a car accident or you have dementia). Scenario #2...

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