A living trust, also known as a revocable trust, is a great way for someone to protect their family members from the long and sometimes arduous process of probate. What some may not know is how to turn that revocable trust into an irrevocable trust. What’s the difference between a revocable and an irrevocable trust? […]

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Obtaining the death certificate, filing the petition for probate, notifying beneficiaries and creditors, appraising and distributing assets, and paying off debts is already a lot for an executor of a will to handle. But with a rise in the use of computers to handle most everything in our lives and the increase in second or […]

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The bad-boy persona; the sensitive soul; the smoldering eyes; and that hair. In 1990, Luke Perry quickly became the definition of heartthrob when he rose to stardom in the wildly popular television series Beverly Hills 90210 as broody teen Dylan McKay. (Little known fact: he originally auditioned for the role of Steve Sanders, which he […]

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I’ll take care of it tomorrow. How many times have you said this in the past year? It seems innocuous enough, especially when something is as trivial as mailing a letter or taking out the garbage. But there are some things, such as going to the doctor or planning your retirement, that could have major […]

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