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Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes

by anthony carducci last modified Sep 25, 2012 09:48 PM

During my time as an estate attorney, I have seen many people make many mistakes when it comes to wills and trusts. I have posted this article in an effort to prevent you from making similar mistakes. What many fail to realize is that this is not about death or a morbid fascination with such events. Rather, this is about about empowerment and making sure that you save your loved ones from having to deal with these issues after the fact.

Avoid these10 Common Estate Planning Mistakes

As a Personal Family Lawyer®, I see many of the same estateplanning mistakes made time and again by people who either fail to planproperly or who use “do-it-yourself” estate planning websites or forms in an effortto save money.  

Without professional guidance, this can cause more problemsfor your heirs and end up depleting estate assets by far more than what youcould potentially “save” by doing it yourself online.

A qualified estate planning attorney or Personal FamilyLawyer® can help you avoid these 10 common estate planning mistakes:

1.  Failure to leaveany written documentation of your assets, including a list of your onlineaccounts and passwords

2.  Failure to let

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