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Estate Planning: a Perfect Side Dish to Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving can be a happy time to visit with your friends and family. People often take this time to reflect on what you have to be thankful for and often that is your loved ones. It is also a perfect time to talk about your estate plan. One of our clients started a tradition a […]
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You Can’t Take It With You! – A Halloween Candy Story.
After a night of trick or treating, our son consumes nearly all of his Halloween candy before we make it home. If it were left up to him, he would eat the entire bucket that night. In contrast, one of our daughters will first organize her candy into chocolate, gummy, hard candy, etc. She will […]
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Elder Law Attorney v. Internet
In the age of Pinterest boards, YouTube videos, and political Tweets a “do it yourself” mentality pervades our society. DIY can be a good route for home decor, it’s not always the best idea for estate planning. An experienced elder law attorney can help you put together an estate plan that works for you, your […]
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When Beneficiary Designations Fail
Beneficiary designations are an efficient and effective way to transfer your inheritance to your loved ones without them having to go through a costly and lengthy probate. In many cases, it is relatively simple. As an example, let’s imagine our client, Sue, is a widow with two adult children. Sue wants them to inherit her […]
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If friends jumped off a cliff, would you follow?
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.” Henry David Thoreau A little earlier this summer, we took our kids to Door […]
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1 thing your Graduate might not Be Considering…
My Facebook and Instagram feed is filled with excited posts about friends’ children’s graduations and their decisions about which colleges they will be attending. This is certainly an exciting time of the year. So much effort has gone into preparing for this moment! At the risk of spoiling this celebratory time, however, I recommend you […]
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On Earth Day We asked… Can Estate Planning be Eco-Friendly?
My husband and I try to instill in our children a love for nature. This photo is of our middle daughter, Amelia, as we hiked through Johnson Park in Racine last fall. Living in such a beautiful part of the world, it’s easy to spend hours outside with loved ones. We take the kids hiking […]
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It’s National Healthcare Decision week!
April 16th kicks off National Healthcare Decision week. Now is the time to commit to yourself and your loved ones that you will have that difficult conversation about medical interventions you want and don’t want when you are unable to make decisions on your own. Perhaps because you are at the end stages of a […]
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National Healthcare Decisions Day
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day. NHDD is an effort to encourage people to sign a Health Care Power of Attorney and engage in conversations about end-of-life care. Advance care planning involves making future healthcare decisions that include much more than deciding what care you would or would not want. National Hospice and Palliative […]
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Wisconsin blended families & Estate Planning
In Wisconsin when you are blending families, estate planning should be a higher priority on your to-do list. The stakes can be quite high if you fail to plan. However with the proper estate plan, you have the ability to protect your children and your current spouse in the event of your death. Things are […]
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