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Ohio Court Approves Will Written on Samsung Tablet
Originally posted on Marshall's Oklahoma Law Blog:
An Ohio Judge has allowed the admission of a will that was written with a stylus on a Samsung Tablet. According to the man’s two brothers, the decedent had no paper, and…
Posted in Estate Planner, Estate Planning, Probate
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PI +
Personal Injury Plus, or PI+, is a collaboration with a couple of local professionals, Pat Wardian and Dan Brownell. My role is to provide consulting expertise when there is trust solution being considered as part of a personal injury settlement. … Continue reading
Posted in Estate Planner, Estate Planning, Trust, trust beneficiary
Tagged Beneficiary, Personal injury, Structured settlement, Trust, trustee
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Death Tax on the Middle Class
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Montana) attempted to sneak this provision into the transportation bill currently working it’s way through the Senate. It was removed, but Baucus has made it clear that this is a high priority for him. By taking away … Continue reading
Posted in Estate Planner, Estate Planning
Tagged 401K, estate planning, inheritance, IRA, retirement planning
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Estate Tax Attorney and Accountant Full Employment Act of 2012
Of course, that is not the title of any piece of legislation, pending or passed. In Obama’s budget proposal, presented the other day, tax rates are raised for the mostly hard-earned (and previously taxed) assets of dead people. In addition, … Continue reading
Selecting a Trustee: Other Considerations
What criteria do you use to choose a fiduciary or to assist a client in choosing a fiduciary? Many of us, particularly those of us who are professional advisors, are familiar with many of the legal, financial, and even risk … Continue reading
Posted in Duties of Trustee, Estate Planner, Estate Planning, fiduciary, Prudent Investor Rule, Trust, Trust Administration, trust beneficiary, trustee
Tagged corporate fiduciaries, estate planner, estate planning, Fiduciaries, fiduciary, Professional advisors, Trust, Trust officer, trustee
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Why do families fight over an inheritance?
After 28 years+ of experience settling estates and trusts, I could tell many stories about family disputes over an inheritance. Even in families that otherwise seem perfectly functional, things can get weird very quickly after the death of a patriarch … Continue reading
PI+ Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat Wardian Telephone: 208-664-8980 Email: pat@wardianwealth.com PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUITS HAVE NEW RESOURCE TEAM Personal Injury Plus, also known as PI+, has been formed to provide litigation support and case management for personal injury lawsuits. Personal injury … Continue reading
Choosing a Trustee – What Characteristics are Needed?
Those Grantors who don’t struggle with the selection of a Trustee probably should. I’ll confess that poor Trustee selection creates revenue opportunities for me, either through the cost of cleaning up a Trust mess or as an expert witness in … Continue reading
Estate Planning for Digital Assets
Oddly, Idaho and Oklahoma are the only two states that have statutory provisions for the probate of digital assets. Increasingly, estate planners are going to need to consider ways to protect and pass along digital assets. Here is a great … Continue reading
Posted in Estate Planner, Estate Planning, heirs, inheritance, Probate
Tagged Digital assets, estate planner, estate planning, heirs, inheritance, probate
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