Distributing personal property with your estate plan
            Distributing Personal Property with your Estate Plan One thing that I discuss with each of my estate planning clients is distribution personal property in [...]
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Funding your living trust…
Funding Your Living Trust This blog entry explains the vital concept of funding your living trust, including explanation of the process and why it is so important. What does “funding” [...]
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Emergency estate planning…
A relatively common situation for our law firm is we get a call from the child of an elderly parent who needs to have estate planning documents right away.  The [...]
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Changing beneficiaries in a will or trust
Changing Beneficiaries in a Will or Living Trust:  When and How?      Clients often come to see me seeking to change beneficiaries in a will or living trust.  Based [...]
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Thank you for addressing our need to create an estate plan…
Thank you for addressing our needs to create an estate plan.  You took the time with great patience to explain every step of the plan, answered all of our questions [...]
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Do I need an attorney to file a guardianship in Missouri?
Do I need an attorney to file a guardianship in Missouri? Yes.  Under Missouri law, since you are seeking to be appointed administrator, you are not actually acting on behalf [...]
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Requirements of last will and testament
Any person over the age of 18 who is of sound mind may create a will in Missouri.  There are a few requirements, however. First, a will in Missouri must [...]
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Our estate planning process…
We try to make the estate planning process at Legacy Law Center as simple as possible for our clients.  Here are the steps involved… 1.  Our clients contact us, usually [...]
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Common myths about wills…
            Myth 1 – A Will avoids probate. In Missouri, unless the assets of the estate are less than $40,000, probate is generally required.  If [...]
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8 reasons you need an estate plan…
          8 Biggest Reasons You Need An Estate Plan You don’t have to be a millionaire to benefit from an estate plan.  If you own a [...]
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