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Estate Plan Trusts
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Anna Nicole Smith Dies Without a Will - What's a Will? What's a Trust?
Anna Nicole Smith dies without a will. Without a will and a trust Anna Nicole Smith leaves behind many unsettled legal issues including paternal rights to her baby daughter, unsettled case against her late Husband's estate Howard Marshall II. What's a Will? Why is a Will not enough? What are Trusts? What happens at the death of someone with only a Will?
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Why a Will is Not Enough to Save Anna Nicole Smith's Baby Daughter?
The assignment of choosing a guardian for your minor children is the most important aspect of having a will. A will also assigns an executor. A will doesn't protect your assets nor avoid the probate. A trust - revocable or irrevocable - needs to be considered. What's the distinction between a revocable trust and irrevocable trust?
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What Would Happen If You Got Sued? Can't Happen To You? Think Again! You Need Asset Protection
Sadly this could happen to you: The doorbell rings and a courier arrives with a package for you to sign. What could it be? A gift from someone? You sign and open the box to find you have been served. The mailman tripped and hit his head which led to a stroke. His family is now suing you for 18 million dollars. Your home insurance policy only covers personal injury up to 7 million. Your in big trouble. What started out as a great day has now become the beginning of a nightmare. Your assets including your home are at risk.
Sadly this coiuld havppen to you. It happens thousands of times each day! Courts are filled with these types of cases every day. I personally know the head of a large law firm that only handles these type of cases. Its a big business.
Now here's the kicker: These lawyers work on comission. The party filing the lawsuit pays nothing and the lawyers are like hungry dogs. Nipping and knawing at you. Dragging you into court for this and that. All the time you have to pay a lawyer ungodly sums of money to just defend yourself. The nightmare doesn't seem to end. Then when they have you sweating they start the settlement proceedings. All the time you are paying your lawyer. If if you win, you loose! Do you risk loosing everything or do you settle?
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8 Reasons for Choosing Foreign or Offshore Trusts
Discusses eight reasons for taking advantage of foreign or offshore trusts to lower explicit taxation, increase after-tax profit, safeguarding assets whilst taking advantage of specific Offshore Financial Centers. Why domestic asset protection is not enough. Alaska and Delaware compete with offshore trusts.
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Estate - How To Legally Avoid Taxes On Gifts And Inheritances - Part 2
Last week I explained in theory how you can legally avoid paying taxes on gifts and inheritances. Avoiding taxes on gifts and inheritances is based on cost-basis. To help you apply this to your situation, I want to share some real-life examples of how my clients use these principles to legally avoid paying taxes on gifts and inheritances.
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Estate - When The Battle Begins At Home
I received a heart-wrenching phone call from a young soldier recently. His mother had just died and he was left with the responsibility of settling her estate. He had no idea the difficulties he would encounter-not on the battlefield but here in East Tennessee. The worst part is it could have been completely avoided.
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When Not to Name Your Spouse the Beneficiary of Your IRA
Have you blindly named your spouse as the beneficiary of your IRA? Is this your best choice? Depending on your situation and objectives, other beneficiary elections may be better. Here are three options you may not have considered.
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