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Many people avoid thinking about estate planning because they don’t want to consider the end of their lives. Estate planning doesn’t only deal with what happens to your property after you die, however; a good estate plan can also involve financial planning and charitable contributions that can have a real impact while you are still alive. Estate planning is also essential to making sure that you provide for children and loved ones in the event that a tragedy occurs. FindLaw’s Estate Planning News is the premier source of timely information about estate planning, with legal news articles, attorney analysis and interesting stories from a variety of sources.

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In Egypt's vote, revolutionaries lack a candidate
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Arizona top court stays execution over clemency hearing
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Motivation for long term care planning: your loved ones
FindLaw: Attorney Blog 2 hours ago

Sometimes the most effective way to get someone to think about long term care planning when contemplating a larger...
'Octomom' Chapter 7 bankruptcy case dismissed
FindLaw: Attorney Blog 3 hours ago

A few weeks back, we reported on how Nadya Suleman -- perhaps better known as "Octomom" for having given birth to octuplets...
When was the last time you looked at your estate plan?
FindLaw: Attorney Blog 6 hours ago

This year is an important year for estate planners. Many changes are set to occur and some of them could call for...
Hubert Holland
FindLaw: Attorney Blog 17 hours ago

In 1962 a long anticipated movie, "To Kill a Mockingbird," was released. Pretty much everyone knows the story. A lone...
Providing for pets in Connecticut estate plans
FindLaw: Attorney Blog 20 hours ago

In many cases, when a pet-owner dies, an animal is left without a caretaker. Danbury pet lovers will be glad to know...
While importance of a will increases, fewer adults draft one
FindLaw: Attorney Blog 21 hours ago

Young Houston residents may consider themselves too young to draft a will outlining the distribution of their assets.