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Bad Consumer List

Badconsumers.com has just launched to help small businesses give feedback on their customers. The site allows companies to report consumers who fail to pay or treat their employees badly. The reviews are private and only members of the website can access the database....

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Holiday Traveling and Your Estate Plan

Even though it doesn’t feel like it, Thanksgiving is almost here!  It’s estimated that more than 48.7 million Americans are expected to travel for Thanksgiving this year. With the hustle and bustle of travel, planning dinner and catching up with family and friends, it...

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Guardianship and Single Parents

One question I receive fairly often: “can I name someone else in my Will to be the guardian of my child besides the other parent?” The short answer is yes you can, but the courts will not often enforce that nomination if there is a surviving parent. Typically, a...

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Organization and Estate Planning

The first month of 2016 will end this weekend. One in three people give up on their goals by the end of January. Don’t be one of those three people who give up! If you made a goal to be more organized, there is still time to accomplish this! Estate Planning is...

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5 Organization Ideas for 2016

I cannot believe that the first week of 2016 is nearly over! I made a promise to myself (one that I seemingly make every year) but it was that I would finally, finally, finally, follow through on some goals I set. For the first time, however, I realized that I had to...

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National Estate Planning Awareness Week!

This week in October is National Estate Planning Awareness Week! If you already have an Estate Plan in place, it’s always smart to review from time to time due to change in circumstances or changes in the law. If you do not have an Estate Plan in place, now is the...

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New School Year is a Fresh Start

For me, the start of the school year has always marked a new beginning. I’m not sure if that is because I’ve spent so much time in school, or that the changing of seasons from summer to autumn is the most refreshing. If you’re busy getting your children ready for the...

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Guardianship v. Power of Attorney

Most people think an estate plan should be focused solely on what happens to your assets after your death. However, disability, even for a short time period, is likely to happen to you at some point in your life. 1 in 4 twenty-year old’s will become disabled before...

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