Aretha Franklin Didn’t Have An Estate Plan…
ARETHA FRANKLIN DIDN’T HAVE AN ESTATE PLAN Legendary singer Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018. She was 76 years old and apparently died without an estate plan. As [...]
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Help! My Trustee Is A Fraud!
HELP! MY TRUSTEE IS A FRAUD! Trustee’s should be trusted, but are not always trustworthy. In fact, it’s unfortunately not uncommon for a chosen trustee of a trust [...]
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Update: The Estate of Prince, Two Years Later…
UPDATE: THE ESTATE OF PRINCE, TWO YEARS LATER The world mourned the death of Prince on April 21, 2016. After the initial shock of his death, apparently from a [...]
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Missouri Guardianship and Conservatorship
TERMS USED IN MISSOURI GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP One of the things that I enjoy the most about practicing in the area of probate matters is helping families get appointed guardian [...]
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Probate Shortcuts: The Spousal Refusal of Letters…
Missouri Probate Shortcuts: The Spousal Refusal of Letters… Missouri law offers several probate shortcuts, depending on the circumstances of the client. One of the most common and indeed, one of [...]
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Missouri Probate Steps: Inventory Filing…
MISSOURI PROBATE STEPS: INVENTORY FILING This blog article discusses the the Missouri probate step of filing an inventory. So a person has passed away and either they had a will [...]
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Prince Has Died: What About His Estate?
PRINCE HAS DIED: WHAT ABOUT HIS ESTATE? As we all know by now, legendary musician Prince unexpectedly passed away recently at 58. While the circumstances of his death are unclear, [...]
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Avoiding Probate: It’s Not Just About Money…
AVOIDING PROBATE: IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT MONEY As an estate planning attorney, a central goal that I preach is for my clients to avoid probate. Most of my [...]
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Medicaid Estate Recovery in Missouri…
MEDICAID ESTATE RECOVERY IN MISSOURI Under Missouri law, MO HealthNet (aka Missouri’s Medicaid Program) can make a postdeath claim against the estate of a benefit recipient. (RSMo. 473.398). This is [...]
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Do I Need An Attorney For Probate In Missouri?
Do I Need An Attorney For Probate In Missouri? Yes. You do need an attorney in Missouri for probate. Here is why: First, in order to proceed with [...]
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