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Estate Administration and Probate

• Finding Tips On Estate Planning at the Theatre
• Update on the Status of Federal Estate Tax
• Michael Jackson Estate Makes Land Mark Estate Deal With Sony
• The Governator Says Health Reform Will "Beat Up" California
• When a will isn’t enough

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News

• The Growing Rate of Dementia and Alzheimer's...
  Posted on 3/9/2010
• Let it snow! Pittsburgh Extends Property Tax Deadline...
  Posted on 2/9/2010
• Estate Tax, Medicaid, Social Security Changes Ring In New Year...
  Posted on 1/13/2010
• Main beneficiary to Michael Jackson’s estate shakes up her probate team...
  Posted on 10/22/2009
• Illinois Supreme Court upholds will restricting inheritance based on religion...
  Posted on 9/30/2009

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Library

Estate Administration and Probate

• When Pennsylvania Estate Recovery Can Take Place By Law
• Joint Bank Accounts - Risks and Benefits
• Guidelines for Gifts and Joint Accounts
• Intestacy Laws Of Pa: Dangers of Not Having a Current Living Will
• Drafting Wills That Protect Clients' Interests: Every situation is different, which is why we select vehicles that meets each client's needs

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The Number One Enemy of Proper Estate Planning

Procrastination!

I could stop here but I can't. I've made too many emergency trips to the hospital (one time the anesthesiologist and I arrived at the same time at the bedside, prior to open heart surgery!) and made too many last minute trips to assisted living facilities, and nursing homes. For you married couples, you decided to get married together, where you were going to live together, where the kids went to school, etc, so why not do your estate planning together as well?

I implore you to please do your planning together so you don't have to leave your spouse or your family to clean up your mess behind you. Preparing an estate plan is too important for you to procrastinate. Failure to plan is planning to fail. I would rather have a plan in place and not need it for years, rather than need it and not have anything.



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Estate Administration and Probate

• When Can Estate Recovery Take Place By Law?
• Do witnesses have to actually witness the signing?
• What is a reasonable attorney fee for probating an Estate?

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