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What Do I Need to Know If I am a Named Personal Representative in a Loved One's Will?
Are you or a loved one named as a Personal Representative (PR) in a Will? Would you like to know more about what is expected of you once...
Aug 29, 20244 min read
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September 19, 2024, Seminar: "Can you Control From the Grave? Darn Right You Can! How to Plan for Those Who Will Inherit."
Are you concerned about how to give assets to your beneficiaries (outright or in a testamentary trust being distributed over time)? Or,...
Jul 26, 20241 min read
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Estate Planning Webinar Mark Reinhardt Hosted By the Seattle Public Library Foundation
August is National Make A Will Month! On August 1, 2024, at 12:00 PST, Attorney Mark A. Reinhardt will be sharing the “ABCs” of estate...
Jul 26, 20241 min read
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Beyond Burial and Cremation: What New Options are Available for Handling Remains?
Did you know that you have other options on what to do with your remains other than the standard burial or cremation? Have you heard of...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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What Should You and Your Spouse Know Before Designating Beneficiaries For Qualified Retirement Accounts (Community Property and IRAs)?
Are you a resident of Washington State? Are you married? Do you have an Individual Retirement Account ("IRA") or other accounts with...
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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What Are Ten Questions You Should Ask Before You Choose an Estate Planning Attorney?
Are you or a loved one moving to a different state or moving farther away from the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area and are looking for an...
Jun 26, 20241 min read
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In Signing Estate Planning Documents, Do the Individuals That I Name Also Have to Sign the Document?
You met with an attorney to discuss creating an estate plan. The attorney drafted your estate planning documents and now those documents...
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Action Plan: Important Takeaways from the May 23, 2024, Seminar: "How Do I Prepare to Die? What Tools Are Available to My Loved Ones After My Death?"
If you attended the May 23 seminar, the following are some of the important takeaways from the presentation: Choose carefully who you put...
Jun 5, 20241 min read
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What Do I Do With Expired or Unwanted Prescription Medications?
You filled a prescription and now you have some extra medication. You are helping your parents downsize and you found a cupboard full of...
Jun 3, 20241 min read
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Why Do I Need an Estate Plan If "I Don't Have an Estate"?
Before you can answer the question of "Why do I need an estate plan if I don't have an estate?", another question must be answered, "What...
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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Pet Trusts: What Are They and Should I Consider One?
Are you worried about what would happen to your beloved pet(s) if you unexpectedly pass away? Are you worried about your chosen caretaker...
Apr 25, 20242 min read
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My Child is Going Off to College. Why Do They Need a Power of Attorney for Financial, and for Healthcare, and a Directive to Physicians?
Picture this... Your child is graduating from high school and has already been accepted to their dream (or maybe safe) school. You are...
Apr 25, 20242 min read
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Why Do I Have to Extend My Personal Income Tax Return? What You Should Know About IRS Schedule K-1
It is that time of year again. Taxes! You have received (hopefully) tax forms such as W-2s and 1099s, what do you do now? As you...
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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Action Plan: Important Takeaways from the March 21, 2024, Seminar: "What are the Basics of Estate Planning?"
If you attended the March 21 Seminar, the following are some of the important takeaways from the presentation: 1.Schedule a block of time...
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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May 23, 2024 Seminar: "How Do I Prepare to Die? What Tools Are Available to My Loved Ones After My Death?"
What would you do, or what can you do, if you were just told that you are very ill? Or told you only have few days to live? Do you...
Mar 27, 20241 min read
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Where Should I, or Should I Not, Keep My Estate Planning Documents?
As spring approaches, you may find that you are in the mood to do some spring cleaning and organizing. You decide to tackle your stacks...
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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Which Scams Do You Need to Again Watch Out For This Year? The IRS' "Dirty Dozen" of 2023.
We are now in tax season. Accountants are geared up and ready to go. As in past years, tax scammers are out in full force. Every year the...
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Are You Planning Your 2024 Vacation? Before You Go, Do You Have the Necessary Estate Planning Documents in Place?
Are you starting to plan your vacation for this year? Have you checked the travel requirements for your destination? Do you have the...
Feb 29, 20242 min read
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March 21, 2024, Seminar: "What are the Basics of Estate Planning?"
What are the important tools of estate planning? What tips can you use or give to your friends for their own estate planning? What tricks...
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Action Plan: Important Takeaways from the January 18, 2024, Seminar: "What May the Year 2024 Bring That Could Affect Your Estate Plan?"
If you attended the January 18 Seminar, the following are some of the important takeaways from the presentation: Do you need to update? ...
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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