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    • Are Your Assets at Risk?
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    • Lincolnshire Asset Protection Lawyers Explain How Nursing Home Costs Can Threaten Your Nest Egg
    • Asset Protection Attorneys Explain Why the Type of Trust You Create Is Important
    • Lincolnshire Asset Protection Lawyers Explain the Difference between a Revocable and an Irrevocable Trust
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    • Can an Asset Protection Lawyer Protect My Business?
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  • Category: Blended Families
    • Estate Planning for the Blended Family
  • Category: Business Planning
    • What Is Family and Business Succession Planning?
  • Category: Durable Power of Attorney
    • The Biggest Problem with a Power of Attorney
  • Category: Elder Law
    • Reports Confirm that Health Workers Fail to Report Suspected Elder Abuse
    • Steps to Take after an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
    • Seniors Beware of Scams Following Floods
    • Why Are Senior Suicide Rates So High?
    • When Should I Start Receiving Social Security Retirement Benefits?
    • Moonwalker Sues Children for Misuse of Finances
    • Survey Gauges American’s Feelings on Robot Caregivers for the Elderly
    • DOJ Warns Seniors about 10 Common Financial Scams
    • The Latest on the Alzheimer’s Crisis in America
    • Illinois Nurse Awarded $5 Million for Being Fired after Reporting Abuse at Nursing Home
    • Illinois in #1 Spot for Unreported Elder Abuse Says Government Report
  • Category: Estate Planning
    • Can I Reject an Inheritance?
  • Category: Estate Planning
    • How Can I Include Philanthropy in My Estate Plan?
    • Planning for the Unexpected
    • Estate Planning Terms for the Beginner
    • Millennials May Not See the Wealth Expected to Be Passed Down
    • Which Type of Life Insurance Is Right for Your Estate Plan?
    • What Documents Do I Need to Start an Estate Plan?
    • How Do I Talk to My Parents about Some of the Issues of Aging?
    • Estate Planning Checklist
    • Are Your Beneficiary Designations Current?
    • Make Updating Your Estate Plan Your New Year Resolution
    • Famous Estate Planning Mistakes and the Lessons We Can Learn from Them
    • What Is the Most Important Estate Planning Document?
    • Top 5 Celebrity Estate Planning Disasters
    • Rumors Spark Renewed Interest in Richard Pryor Estate Battle
    • Top Estate Planning Mistakes
    • Tips for Gifting to Grandchildren
    • How Do I Know If I Need More than a Simple Will?
    • Celebrate Older Americans Month 2018 by Updating Your Estate Plan
    • 5 Ways Estate Planning Lawyers Can Help You
    • Top Estate Planning Mistakes
    • What Estate Planning Attorneys Want You to Know
    • 5 Reasons You Might Need Estate Planning Lawyers
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Attorneys Remind You to Update Your Plan
    • Estate Planning Lawyers Urge You to Choose Fiduciaries Wisely
    • Vernon Hills Estate Planning Lawyers Explain 10 Steps to Creating an Estate Plan
    • Estate Planning Lawyers Explain Why Estate Liquidity Is So Important
  • Category: Estate Tax
    • Waukegan Estate Planning Attorneys Explain Gift and Estate Taxes
  • Category: General
    • Lincolnshire Inheritance Planning — Keeping the State Out of Your Estate
    • Asset Protection Trusts — Can They Protect My Assets If My Spouse Remarries after I Die?
    • Vernon Hills Estate Planning Lawyers Explain 10 Steps to Creating an Estate Plan
    • Trust Administration Questions to Ask Yourself When Appointing a Trustee
    • Lincolnshire Asset Protection Trusts – Are Your Assets Safe?
    • Estate Planning Attorneys Explain the 5 Most Important Estate Planning Components
    • Daughter and Son-in-Law Charged in Death of 66 Year Old Illinois Woman
    • Steps Involved in Vernon Hills Trust Administration
    • Tips from a Probate Lawyer
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Attorneys Stress the Need to Review Your Plan
    • Can a Trust Attorney Help Me with Trust Administration?
    • Vernon Hills Probate Lawyer Explains Probate Avoidance Strategies
    • Can Estate Planning Lawyers Help with Incapacity Planning?
    • Lincolnshire Living Trust Attorney Explains Charitable Trusts
    • Vernon Hills Estate Planning Lawyers: Tips to Prevent Will Challenges Based on Capacity
    • Vernon Hills Asset Protection Attorneys Discuss How Your Assets May Be at Risk
    • Vernon Hills Business Planning Attorneys Discuss Business Succession Strategies
    • Vernon Hills Living Trust Attorneys — Trust Basics
    • Vernon Hills Legacy Planning Attorneys Explain the Concept of Legacy Planning
    • Vernon Hills Probate Attorneys Explain Intestate Succession
    • Vernon Hills Estate Planning Attorneys Explain the Need for Business Succession Planning
    • Lincolnshire Trust Administration Lawyers Offer Tips for Choosing a Trustee
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Lawyers Answer 5 Common Questions
    • Lincolnshire Asset Protection Attorneys Explain How a QDOT Trust Works
    • Do You Have Any of the Known Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease?
    • Lincolnshire Asset Protection Attorneys Explain How a QDOT Trust Works
    • Can Lincolnshire Living Trust Attorneys Help Me Administer a Trust?
    • Lincolnshire Elder Law Attorneys Offer Tips to Prevent Financial Exploitation
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Attorneys Discuss Common Mistakes to Avoid
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Lawyers Offer Tips for Getting Started on Your Estate Plan
    • Proposed Illinois Law Would Keep Nursing Homes Properly Staffed
    • Lincolnshire Asset Protection Attorneys Offer Tips
    • Lincolnshire Medicaid Attorneys Explain the Spend-Down Rules
    • Lincolnshire Living Trust Attorneys Discuss Reasons Why You May Need a Living Trust
    • Lincolnshire Elder Law Attorneys Explain the Medicaid Look-Back Rule
    • What You Need to Know about the Marital Deduction
    • Common Probate Mistakes to Avoid
    • What You Need to Know about Illinois Trust Law
    • Celebrate National Donate Life Month by Learning More about Organ Donation
    • How Do I Probate a Will?
    • Using an Irrevocable Living Trust to Protect Assets
    • Are You Prepared for Nursing Home Costs?
    • Navigating the Illinois Probate Process
    • What Is an LLC?
    • Thinking about Trying to Catch Elder Abuse in a Nursing Home on Video in Illinois — Do You Know the Law?
    • Why Would I Need a Medicaid Lawyer?
    • Can I Retire Early?
    • When Should I Start Retirement Planning?
    • IRA Types Explained
    • Why Would I Need a Medicaid Attorney?
    • Do You Need an Illinois Living Will?
    • Illinois Businessman Arrested in Largest Ever Medicaid – Medicare Scheme
    • Executor Duties and Responsibilities
    • What to Expect in an Illinois Probate Court
    • What Estate Planning Legal Services Do I Need?
    • Can a Revocable Trust Help with Incapacity Planning?
    • Do DIY Wills Really Save You Money?
    • How to Choose the Right Executor of a Will
    • What Is a Trust?
    • Veterans Day Is a Perfect Opportunity to Find Out If You Qualify for VA&A Benefits
    • How Do I Know If I Need Estate Planning Services?
    • How Do I Know If I Need Estate Planning Services?
  • Category: Guardianship
    • What Does It Mean to Be a Guardian for an Adult?
    • Guardianship Attorneys Explain How to Petition for Guardianship
  • Category: Incapacity Planning
    • Who Can Make the Decision Whether Someone Is Incapacitated in Illinois?
    • Are There Alternatives for Managing Property When a Person Becomes Incapacitated?
    • How Lincolnshire Living Trust Lawyers Can Help with Incapacity Planning
  • Category: Inheritance Planning
    • Inheritance Planning Starts Earlier than You Thought
    • Inheritance Planning Goals
    • Inheritance Planning Steps
    • Inheritance Planning for the Beginner
    • How to Handle a Beneficiary with a Drug Problem in Your Estate Plan
    • When Should Inheritance Planning Start?
    • Waukegan Estate Planning Attorneys Discuss After-Born Children
  • Category: Intestacy
    • Celebrity Estate Planning Lessons – Aretha Franklin
    • What Happens When You Die Without a Will in Illinois?
    • Estate Planning Attorneys Explain Why You Don’t Want to Die Intestate
    • Lincolnshire Probate Attorneys Explain What Happens to an Estate If There Is No Will
  • Category: Legacy Planning
    • What Is the Difference between Estate Planning and Legacy Planning?
    • What Is Legacy Wealth Planning?
    • Vernon Hills Legacy Planning Attorney Asks You :”What Legacy Do You Want to Leave Behind?”
  • Category: Legal Education
  • Category: LGBTQ Estate Planning
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Attorneys — Is LGBTQ Planning Still Necessary?
  • Category: Life Insurance
    • Is Your Life Insurance an Untapped Asset?
  • Category: Living Trusts
    • Who Should Be Designated as the Successor Trustee for My Revocable Living Trust
    • Using a Living Trust to Help Pay College Expenses for Your Grandchildren
    • Why Should I Use a Living Trust to Distribute My Estate?
    • What Are Living Trusts Used For?
    • What Are Living Trusts Used For?
  • Category: Living Wills
    • What Is the Difference between a Will and a Living Will?
  • Category: Long Term Care Planning
    • Learn More about Medicaid Planning during Older Americans Month
    • How Living Trusts Can Help Ensure Continued Access to Medical Care
  • Category: Parents of Minor Children
    • Estate Planning Concerns for Parents with Young Children
    • Estate Planning for Parents of Young Children — Why You Need a Trust
    • Inheritance Planning for Parents with Minor Children
  • Category: Pet Planning
    • Create a Pet Trust for National Pet Week
    • Honor Animal Safety Month with Pet Planning in Your Estate Plan
    • Estate Planning Attorneys Remind You to Include Fido in Your Plan
  • Category: Powers of Attorney
    • Is a Third Party Required to Honor a Power of Attorney?
  • Category: Probate
    • Are All Assets Subject to Probate?
    • Are You Probating an Estate? If So, Don’t Make These Mistakes
    • Avoiding Probate in Illinois
    • Lincolnshire Probate Court Basics
    • Do All Estates Need to Be Probated in Illinois?
    • 10 Most Common Probate Mistakes
    • Can My Mother’s Estate Avoid Formal Probate?
    • When Is Probate Not Necessary in Illinois?
    • Why Should I Try to Avoid Probate?
    • When Is Probate Not Necessary?
    • Proving Undue Influence
    • Probate Obstacles to Avoid
    • 5 Reasons to Hire a Probate Attorney If You Are the Executor
    • Can My Estate Avoid Probate?
    • Probate Attorneys Explain a No Contest Clause
    • Lincolnshire Probate Attorneys Explain Probate Avoidance Strategies
    • Step by Step Guide by Probate Attorneys
    • Waukegan Estate Planning Lawyers Explain How to Contest a Will
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Attorneys Explain the Probate Process
    • Lincolnshire Probate Attorneys Answer Top 5 Probate Questions
    • Probate Attorneys Explain Why Probate Avoidance Is a Common Estate Planning Goal
    • Waukegan Probate Attorneys Explain the Probate Process
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Lawyers Explain the Role of Executor
    • Lincolnshire Probate Attorneys Explain What Happens When Someone Contests a Will?
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Lawyers Offer an Executor’s Checklist
    • Probate Lawyer Offers Tips on Recognizing a Fraudulent Will
    • Lincolnshire Probate Attorneys Explain the Different Types of Probate
  • Category: Retirement Planning
    • Top 5 Retirement Destinations for Ex-Pats
    • Is An Inherited IRA Taxable to the Beneficiary?
    • What Happens to Your Retirement Account When You Die?
    • Where Should You Retire — 2018 Rankings Show Best and Worst States
  • Category: Revocable Living Trust
    • Benefits of Revocable Living Trusts
    • Who Should Be My Trustee?
    • When Is a Revocable Trust the Best Choice?
  • Category: Special Needs Planning
    • Are There Different Types of Special Needs Trusts?
    • Which Type of Special Needs Trust Is Right for You?
    • Waukegan Special Needs Planning Concerns
    • How Can a Special Needs Planning Lawyer Help Me?
    • Children with Special Needs Sparkled at the 4th Annual “Night to Shine” Prom
  • Category: Taxes
    • Lincolnshire Probate Attorneys Help You Decide If Your Estate Will Be Taxed
  • Category: Trustees
    • Can I Change the Trustee of My Asset Protection Trust?
    • Do I Need to Be Wealthy to Benefit from a Family Wealth Trust?
    • Factors to Consider When Choosing a Trustee
    • 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Trustee for Your Living Trust
    • What Can I Do If the Trustee is Unresponsive?
    • Choose Your Fiduciaries Carefully
    • Can a Beneficiary Be a Trustee of an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust?
    • Who Should Administer Your Child’s Inheritance Trust?
    • Who Should I Appoint as the Trustee of My Living Trust?
    • Can a Beneficiary Remove a Trustee?
    • Does a Trustee Get Paid?
    • How to Choose the Right Trustee for Your Waukegan Trust Administration
    • Waukegan Trust Administration Attorneys Warn against Pitfalls
    • Waukegan Living Trust Attorneys Explain Why a Professional Trustee May Be the Best Choice
    • Waukegan Trust Administration Attorneys Answer Top 5 Questions
    • During Trust Administration, Can a Trustee Be Removed or Replaced?
  • Category: Trusts
    • How Can I Terminate a Living Trust?
    • Is an AB Trust Right for My Estate Plan?
    • Don’t Forget to Name a Successor Trustee
    • Can Out of State Property Be Transferred into My Trust?
    • Can I Change the Beneficiary of an Irrevocable Trust?
    • Trust Administration Checklist
    • Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating a Living Trust
    • QTIP Trust Requirements
    • How Can I Use a Trust for Charitable Gifts?
    • Living Trusts and Probate
    • Why Is a Trust a Better Way to Pass Down an Inheritance to Your Children?
    • Can a Married Couple Use Joint Tenancy until One Spouse Dies and then Set Up a Trust for the Survivor?
    • Why Might I Want to Create a Revocable Trust?
    • Why Do You Need an Irrevocable Living Trust?
    • What Is Administration of the Trust?
    • What Is an Incentive Trust?
    • Tips for Creating a Trust
    • Trust Benefits — Avoiding a Lump Sum Inheritance
    • Do I Have to Pay Taxes on Money from an Irrevocable Trust?
    • What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Living Trust?
    • Trust Benefits — Avoiding a Lump Sum Inheritance
    • How to Use an Irrevocable Living Trust to Protect Assets
    • Why Choose a Living Trust to Distribute Your Estate?
    • Who Should You Trust with Trust Administration?
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Lawyers Explain How a Life Insurance Trust Can Help
    • Trust Administration and the Testamentary Trust
    • Living Trust Attorneys Explain How a Trust Can Help with Incapacity Planning
    • Trust Administration Mistakes to Avoid
    • Do I Need a Living Trust Lawyer to Create a Simple Trust?
    • Do I Need a Trust Attorney to Settle a Living Trust?
    • A Living Trust Attorney Explains How to Modify a Trust
    • Waukegan Trust Administration Attorneys Explain Trust Basics
    • Trust Lawyers Share Common Myths about Trusts
    • Lincolnshire Living Trust Lawyers Explain the Benefits of Using a Trust Instead of a Will
    • Trust Attorneys– Types of Trusts Explained
    • Vernon Hills Trust Attorneys Explain Funeral and Burial Trusts
  • Category: Uncategorized
    • What Is a Spendthrift Trust?
    • Why Do I Need a Pour-Over Will If I Have a Family Wealth Trust?
    • Lincolnshire Estate Planning Lawyers Answer 5 Common Questions
    • Lincolnshire Probate Attorneys Provide Tips for the First-Time Executor
    • Tips for Setting Up a Trust
  • Category: Veterans Benefits
    • Do Veterans Benefits Transfer to a Surviving Spouse?
    • How Much Will I Get in Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits?
  • Category: Wills
    • If I Contest a Will, How Do I Prove Lack of Testamentary Capacity?
    • Is It Hard to Contest a Will?
    • Who Can Contest a Will in Illinois?
    • Can a Will Be My Entire Estate Plan?

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