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7 Side-Splitting Estate Planning Jokes
There’s nothing better than a good joke, and these days, you can pretty much find a joke about anything online or over social media. That...
Caitlyn Ashley
Apr 13 min read
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What Documents Should Be in a Basic Estate Plan?
Everyone needs an estate plan. This is true even if you don’t think your estate is nearly as big or complex as your Aunt Betty’s or...
Caitlyn Ashley
Feb 43 min read
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8 Benefits To Pre-Planning Your Funeral
The idea of pre-planning your funeral might seem morbid and uncomfortable. In fact, many people — perhaps yourself included — believe...
Caitlyn Ashley
Jan 282 min read
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Can a Trustee Remove a Beneficiary from a Trust?
When your mother established her Trust, she ultimately named your brother the trustee because of his deep financial background and the...
Caitlyn Ashley
Jan 213 min read
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7 Reasons Small-Business Owners Need an Estate Plan
Your small business means everything to you. You started it from scratch and built it into a thriving venture in less than five years,...
Caitlyn Ashley
May 2, 20242 min read
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8 Funny and Bizarre Stories About Wills and What People Leave Behind
Having a Will is incredibly important. And once you commit to crafting one with help from an estate planning attorney, the neat part is...
Caitlyn Ashley
Apr 24, 20243 min read
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Do You Need an Estate Planning Attorney? Caitlyn Ashley Law Can Help
Your family means everything to you, as do all the wealth, wisdom, and assets you’ve accumulated throughout your life. While you would...
Caitlyn Ashley
Apr 24, 20243 min read
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Estate Planning Myth of the Month: I’m Too Young for Estate Planning
A client was telling us a story recently about how he and his wife took it upon themselves to dispel an estate planning myth while they...
Caitlyn Ashley
Apr 24, 20243 min read
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Funding a Trust: How To Transfer Your Bank Accounts Into a Revocable Living Trust
Congratulations! You and your spouse just finished signing your Revocable Living Trust paperwork, and you couldn’t be happier. After all...
Caitlyn Ashley
Apr 24, 20243 min read
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How Do I Handle Estate Planning for Memorabilia?
The topic of estate planning for memorabilia collectors came up recently as I sat with a new client. By his own admission, he and his...
Caitlyn Ashley
Dec 13, 20233 min read
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What is a Codicil? (And why I don’t recommend them)
We have written a lot over the years about the importance of having an estate plan review every 2-3 years. Doing so ensures that those...
Caitlyn Ashley
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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6 Questions to Ask An Estate Planning Attorney Before Hiring Them
Hiring an estate planning attorney is an important first step for anyone who wants to have a plan to account for all of life’s what-ifs....
Caitlyn Ashley
Dec 13, 20233 min read
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Divorce and Estate Planning: 4 Key Moves to Make
When Joe and Becky divorced last year, neither thought about changing their shared estate plan. And who could blame them? Divorce isn’t...
Caitlyn Ashley
Jun 21, 20233 min read
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What to Do Next When a Loved One Dies
Dealing with the death of a loved one is never easy. It doesn’t matter if it’s a spouse, parent, child, grandparent, or another relative...
Caitlyn Ashley
Jun 21, 20234 min read
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9 Qualities to Look for in a Trustee
One of the more important decisions you will make when establishing a trust is to name a trustee. This is the individual responsible for...
Caitlyn Ashley
May 9, 20233 min read
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What Is a Contingent Beneficiary?
As you carefully craft your estate planning strategy, one of the top items on your to-do list will be to name a primary beneficiary. This...
Caitlyn Ashley
May 5, 20232 min read
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Let Loved Ones Know You Have a Will and Where You’ve Stashed it
You’ve finally sat down with your favorite estate planning attorney at Caitlyn Ashley Law and have a comprehensive last will and...
Caitlyn Ashley
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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Caitlyn Ashley Law Would Love Your 5-Star Google Review
Our job as estate planning attorneys is to devote 100% of our attention and expertise to what our clients need as they navigate some...
Caitlyn Ashley
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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How Often Should I Have an Estate Plan Review?
A question we get asked about estate planning is how often they should be reviewed. After all, you finally pulled the trigger on crafting...
Caitlyn Ashley
Jan 24, 20233 min read
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Start the New Year off Right By Getting Your Estate Planning In Order
No one wants to think about the day when they are no longer around to take care of their family. It is equally overwhelming to try and...
Caitlyn Ashley
Jan 10, 20233 min read
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