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Attorney Jeffrey C. Goodnight Joins Ozarks Legacy Law
Estate planning law firm Ozarks Legacy Law proudly announces the addition of attorney Jeffrey C. Goodnight. A native of southwest Missouri, Goodnight has more than
Why Do I Need a Marital Trust?
If you’re married, you may be wondering what happens to your assets once you or your spouse passes. The answer to that question depends on various factors, including whether or not you have a marital trust.
Who Should Be Your Executor? Choosing the Right Fit for You
An executor is the person whom you name to handle the settlement of your estate after you die, taking your estate through probate, a court-supervised process that winds up your affairs in the state where you were living at the time of your death.
What Is the Best Asset Protection?
Perhaps the largest number of people who may benefit from asset protection planning are those who are at most mildly concerned about asset protection issues, or not even aware of the need for such planning.
How Do I Create a Trust?
Trust funds are an important estate planning tool. They can protect your assets while you’re alive and help ensure that you leave money to your children or other loved ones after you die.
Important Estate Planning Documents
Since we’re all going to die (yes, even those of us who are still in our 20s!), we might as well make things easier for the loved ones who, along with grieving our loss, will have to deal with the financial and logistical pieces of our lives.
Estate Planning with a Trust: A Comprehensive Guide
Pandemics, inflation, rising interest rates, war in the Ukraine—uncertain times indeed! And yet, in the world of estate planning, almost every change in the zeitgeist offers its own suite of planning opportunities and applicable techniques.
Common Beneficiary Designation Mistakes
Here are five critical mistakes to avoid when dealing with your beneficiary designations.
Unlocking the Benefits of a Revocable Trust in Estate Planning
Grantor retained annuity trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts, oh my! If you overhear two estate planning attorneys at a coffee shop, it would not be unreasonable to think that all clients have estate plans filled with trusts.
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