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Estate Planning
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29I see that on Monday I will be spending some time researching more than just a cCisco-1/16/2005
28You would be surprised by some of the things I have heard over the years. ThereCisco-1/16/2005
27Good topic! Word of mouth is good tool to prepare questions! I attended a frrichardred-1/16/2005
26You should confirm that state law allows an unrelated CPA to serve as trustee.redfish-1/16/2005
25<i>>>However, a trustee must be appointed when the trust is set up. SI Dave-1/15/2005
24I have a few problems with what you have written. A Durable Power of Attorney fCisco-1/15/2005
23wsba.org mobar.org Note this: <i>Is a Revocable Living Trust an Adequate SLazarus_Long-1/15/2005
22AND, if it's an annuity trust, you get to live with tax preparers and accounLazarus_Long-1/15/2005
21Speaking of estate planning, have you looked at this profile: Member 7975155Cisco-1/15/2005
20Hunt, peck, and heavy use of the Backspace key.SI Dave-1/15/2005
19Yeah...but then your heirs have no one to sue when you screw up....<g>jlallen-1/15/2005
18<i>>>Agreed, the price of an attorney to begin with.</i> AbsoSI Dave-1/15/2005
17I just want to make clear other readers understand the difference. You are giviCisco-1/15/2005
16>><i>The right to revoke comes at a price.</i><< AgreedCisco-1/15/2005
15Yeah, I see I missed that qualifier. Since my experience deals mostly with irrevSI Dave-1/15/2005
14Dave, I am setting up a <b>revocable living trust</b> for avoiding pCisco-1/15/2005
13True that. The right to revoke comes at a price.SI Dave-1/15/2005
12That is the case with respect to an irrevocable trust. It is a more complex aniredfish-1/15/2005
11If the amount of money is substantial enough to justify the costs I suggest goinSI Dave-1/15/2005
10Suze is right, if the power was not created as required by the state statute, itredfish-1/15/2005
9<U> Ignored Message</U>10K a day-1/15/2005
8Speaking of insurance. This brings another question to mind. I debated whetherCisco-1/15/2005
7That was the conclusion I reached. Seems to me that the only time one would conCisco-1/15/2005
6A springing power of attorney is totally useless and should be avoided. Before redfish-1/15/2005
5A friend just had a fire in their trailer and it's a total loss (in this areSI Bob-1/15/2005
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