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It is important to keep up with estate planning news because changes in laws, regulations, and tax codes can significantly impact an individual's estate plan. Staying informed on current estate planning news can help individuals and families make informed decisions about their estate plans, ensure that their plans remain up-to-date and effective, and take advantage of new planning opportunities or strategies that may arise. Additionally, estate planning news may provide insights into broader economic trends or market conditions that could affect an individual's financial planning and wealth management strategies. Overall, staying informed on estate planning news can help individuals protect and preserve their assets, minimize taxes, and achieve their long-term financial goals.

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Famous People and their Estate Planning Mistakes

Some of Most Famous (or Infamous) Estate Planning Mistakes

Posted on: November 11, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
If you do not learn from your mistakes, you are doomed to repeat them. In Estate Planning, if you do not learn from other’s mistakes, you are likely to repeat them.
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CDPAP will pay you to take care of Mom.

How are Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Different?

Posted on: October 20, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
A better understanding of dementia will help you (or a loved one) get the right diagnosis and treatment.
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Where is your Health Care Power of Attorney ?

What Is a Silent Heart Attack and What are the Warning Signs?

Posted on: October 15, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
Despite its depiction in the movies, a heart attack doesn't always produce pain or pressure so intense it causes a person to clutch their chest and collapse to the floor. Most people who have a heart attack experience a much less dramatic version. Some have no symptoms at all — or symptoms that are so subtle they're mistaken for something else entirely.
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How Did Hayley Mills Lose Her Fortune?

Posted on: October 14, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
Hayley Mills became famous in the 1960s, starring in wholesome juvenile comedies like The Parent Trap (1961) and That Darn Cat! (1965.) However, in a new memoir, Mills reveals that she earned a fortune on Disney movies — and then lost it virtually overnight.
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Estate Planning and Digital Assets

What are Digital Assets in an Estate?

Posted on: October 11, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
Today, so many aspects of our lives are managed virtually. We keep currency, photos, music, documents, bills, medical records, artwork and even our social lives online or ‘in the cloud.’
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Co-op and transferring to the kids

Death of Entertainer’s Brother, John R. Nelson may have Impact on Estate

Posted on: October 6, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
John R. Nelson was Prince’s half-brother and oldest brother. He was born in 1944.
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What is a POD account ?

Mega IRA s Could Be a Source for New Public Policies

Posted on: October 5, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
Congressional Democrats are weighing a new type of required distribution from individual retirement accounts, based on the account value instead of age, according to a discussion list of policy ideas obtained by CNBC.
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Work on your Estate Plan

Actress Who Played Lieutenant Uhura Is Subject of a Conservatorship Battle

Posted on: September 17, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
Legendary actress Nichelle Nichols, best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek, is caught in the middle of what has been a years-long conservatorship battle.
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Open enrollment mistakes

What are Signs of Identity Theft?

Posted on: September 16, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
These red flags signal that your financial data or other personal information may have been breached.
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What does the surviving spouse get?

What Is Science Doing About Hearing Loss ?

Posted on: September 3, 2021 | By: David Parker, Esq.
Although hearing loss is a very common sensory loss — affecting one-third of all American adults between the ages of 65 and 74 and nearly half of those older than 75 — solutions to hearing problems have been slow to materialize. Until recently, hearing aids only made things louder, not necessarily clearer. Scientists have yet to discover a way to repair damage to the inner ear.
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