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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
Lowndes

What Families Need to Know

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There is often confusion regarding mental capacity in the legal context. This is true not only for families but even for experienced legal professionals. Additionally, litigating issues of mental capacity can take an...more

Fleurinord Law PLLC

Real Housewives of Potomac Star Gizelle Bryant Contests Father’s Will: What Texas Law Says About Undue Influence and Testamentary...

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A Civil Rights Legacy, a Contested Will, and Questions of Capacity - Gizelle Bryant, one of the stars of the Real Housewives of Potomac, is currently embroiled in a legal dispute that touches on deep family ties, a civil...more

Winstead PC

Court Affirmed Admission Of Will To Probate Over Challenges To Testimony Based On Lack Of Medical Training By A Non-Medical...

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In In re Estate of Aldrete, a decedent’s son from a first marriage had a 1981 will admitted to probate, which left real property to him. No. 04-20-00426-CV, 2022 Tex. App. LEXIS 322 (Tex. App.—San Antonio January 19, 2022, no...more

Ruder Ware

How Do You Create a Valid Will in Wisconsin?

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In our blog post on estate planning in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Melissa Kampmann and I noted that it isn’t possible to create a valid will in Wisconsin without two witnesses, and it isn’t the best practice...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Special Needs Planning Newsletter: Special Needs Planning and Capacity

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Not a week goes by that I am not asked to make a judgment call about a client's capacity to sign a will, power of attorney, or other legal document. In fact, every time I sit down with a client to sign any legal document, I...more

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