Do Estate Planning Documents Expire?
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Dec 16, 2021
- 4 min
Ho Ho How Can You Gift This Holiday Season?
Annual Gift Tax Exclusion In 2021, you may gift property and/or cash with a value of up to $15,000 to a person without the gift being...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Jun 25, 2021
- 4 min
Fair Versus Equal: Who Gets the Farm?
Often when we meet with a married couple with children, one of the parents will tell us that she wants the estate administration and...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Mar 18, 2021
- 5 min
Bloody Eyeballs: Who Will Make Health Care Decisions for You if You Can’t?
When I was a young attorney of around 25 (YEARS ago), I remember an older client telling me that she did not want to provide the hospital...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Feb 2, 2021
- 2 min
Monetizing a Meme
No doubt everyone reading this has seen at least a portion of this photograph of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), if not in its...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
Closets Aren’t Just for Clothes!
Beauty products, coins, duplicate tools, duplicate purses, ketchup packets, mostly empty bottles of Viagra, newly discovered family...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Nov 20, 2020
- 4 min
At Peace: Choosing a Good Death after a Long Life by Samuel Harrington, MD
Programming note: When we have brainstormed about future blog topics in our firm we often end up thinking “that’s too depressing!”. Many...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
Legal DIY: A Cautionary Tale
One day I met with a new potential client. She greeted me and slid a stack of estate planning documents across the table and asked me if...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Oct 16, 2020
- 3 min
So You Don't Know Any Unicorns...
So you and your family have read our blog and now either no one wants to be a fiduciary listed in your estate plan, or you don’t want to...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Oct 9, 2020
- 5 min
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!
Several years ago, I was presenting at a seminar for attorneys and other professionals and we were discussing “fiduciaries”, such as...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
Probate - How Much of a Problem Is It *Really
As an estate planning firm, we are often speaking with people about what will (or what they would like to have) happen to their estate at...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Sep 18, 2020
- 3 min
Why Should I Care? I'll be Dead!
How planning for your incapacity/death now can be an immense gift to your loved ones in the future.
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
Who Gets ME When I Die?
Perhaps our most important post-mortem question yet... Who gets ME when I die?
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Aug 28, 2020
- 3 min
Firearms, Christmas Ornaments, and Ice Cream Scoops
Read on to find out what impact firearms, Christmas ornaments, and ice cream scoops can have on your estate planning...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Aug 21, 2020
- 3 min
Living Wills, DNRs, and Death with Dignity - The Million Dollar Question
Understand the difference between a DNR and a living will and the importance of considering what quality of life means to you...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Aug 14, 2020
- 3 min
Famous Estates: Who Gets the IP When I Die?
The first in the Famous Estates series - How David Bowie changed not only the music industry, but the legal and financial world as well.
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Aug 7, 2020
- 5 min
Who Gets the Dog When I Die?
So, who does get the dog when I die? Learn more about how to provide for the care of your fur-babies at death or incapacity.
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
Re-branding a Business: Look for the Silver Lining
Looking at the silver-lining when you re-brand your business...
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Wilcox & Myers, P.C.
- Jul 29, 2020
- 3 min
So a Doctor Walks Into a Bar...
Is naming a joint owner on an asset really a good way to avoid probate?
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