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These reports are published by the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys and cover a wide-variety of subjects relating to estate planning. Click on a report title to read more or to order a complimentary copy.
![Set The Stage for Medicaid Eligibility](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/set_the_stage.png)
Incapacity planning is a broad area of law that covers how you are cared for if you become physically or mentally unable to care for....
![Trust Administration: Prior Planning Prevents Problems](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Trust-Administration-Prior-Planning.jpg)
Trust Administration is the process people often find themselves in unexpectedly, after the death of a spouse or parent who created the trust prior to....
![Where There’s a Will, There’s a Probate](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Where-Theres-Will-Theres-Probate.jpg)
Some people mistakenly believe that drafting a will avoids the costly, time-consuming legal process called probate. Read this article to find out about wills, probate....
![Dangers of Do-It-Yourself Wills and Living Trusts](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dangers-of-Do-It-Yourself.jpg)
Estate planning is an essential part of life and death. In planning for our future and our family’s future, we must take stock of who....
![15 Common Reasons To Do Estate Planning](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6909.jpg)
WHY CREATE AN ESTATE PLAN? You don’t have to be a millionaire to benefit from an estate plan. Reasons to create an estate plan are....
![Living Trusts: Calculating the Benefits](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/3351.jpg)
Chances are you’ve already heard a lot about the attributes of Living Trusts: avoiding probate and legal quagmires, sometimes lowering estate and/or income taxes and....
![Planning It Right the Second Time Around](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6905.jpg)
How to ensure you’ve covered the basics One thing should be clear by now: we do our families and ourselves a great disservice when we....
![Probate: An Executor’s Role and Responsibilities](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6920.jpg)
The passing of someone close to you is a difficult and emotionally draining time. The last thing you likely want to deal with is the....
![The Trouble of Joint Tenancy](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/3064.jpg)
Although Joint Tenancy offers some short-term conveniences, in the long run it poses a host of problems that can cost you and your loved ones....
![Estate Planning with Individual Retirement Accounts](https://mchenlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/3153.jpg)
Use this report At first glance, the concept of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) seems simple enough: a structured way to save for your golden....