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- Category: Advance Directives
- When Can a Parent Legally Make an End-Of-Life Decision?
- What Estate Planning Documents Do You Need for Protection?
- Managing an Aging Parent’s Financial and Legal Life
- What Documents Are Part of My Estate Planning “Must Have’s”?
- Here’s Why You Need an Advance Health Care Directive
- Incapacity Management: Do I Have All The Right Documents?
- Preparing for the Inevitable: End of Life Decisions
- Health Care Power of Attorney: What Are Your Intentions During Incapacity
- What Are Options That People Consider When Attempting to Protect Their Estate from Nursing Home Poverty?
- The Most Important Thing You Can Do For Your Aging Parents
- Advanced Care Directives, Name the Team to Assist You in a Time of Need
- The Role of Incapacity in Wisconsin Estate Planning
- End of Life Health Care: What You Need to Know
- Understanding Required Minimum Distributions (RMD)with Your IRA
- Traveling? The Eight Estate Planning Must-Dos before Departure
- Caring for Elderly Parents
- The Best Inheritance is Still Family Values and Family History
- Don’t Forget About Estate Planning Issues When Getting Divorced
- Planning In Advance For Incapacity Helps Your Loved Ones
- Everyone Can Benefit From an Advance Care Directive
- Category: Aging
- Can I Be Enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare at the Same Time?
- How the Medicaid Spend Down Works
- Consider A Power of Attorney as a Parent’s Condition Takes a Turn
- Why are Senior Citizens So Vulnerable to Scammers?
- ‘Aging in Place’ Presents Several Issues that Require Preparation
- How to Help Your Elderly Parent Without Ruining Your Relationship
- Your Spouse Just Died … Now What? Tips for the Surviving Spouse
- Nursing Home Care Costs and Your Estate Plan: Myth vs. Fact
- What is a Medicaid Annuity?
- Who Would You Trust with Your Life? Health Care Power of Attorney
- Category: Asset Protection
- How to Successfully Pass On Heirlooms
- Decoding Asset Inclusion: A Comprehensive Guide to Identifying Key Items for Your Estate Plan
- Trust Certification: No Need to Disclose Your Entire Trust to Your Banker
- Probate vs. Non-Probate Assets: What Happens to Your Property After You’re Gone
- Why Estate Planning is for Everyone
- Mistakes to Avoid in Asset Protection Planning
- Why You Need Asset Protection
- Protecting Your Assets After a Second Marriage
- Questions to Ask if You Suspect Financial Elder Abuse
- What Will New Acts of Congress Mean for Stretch IRAs?
- Dark Side of Medicaid Means You Need Estate Planning
- Can You Protect Your Home If You Need Medicaid?
- Estate Planning With Trusts: How Can They Help My Kids?
- Does My Living Trust Shield My Assets From Creditors?
- Forget About The Estate Tax. Capital Gains Tax Is The New Tax To Avoid
- Using Bankruptcy to Protect Retirement Funds and Other Assets for Seniors
- Facebook Legacy Contact – What Happens to my Facebook Account When I Die?
- Making Awkward Financial Discussions Easier for Everyone
- Estate Planning Tips for Young Families
- Travel Smart: Update Your Estate Plan Before You Travel
- How Qualifying for Medicaid Will (or Won’t) Affect Your Estate Plan
- More Reasons to Ensure You Review Your Estate Plan Regularly
- No More Outright Distributions; Give Your Heirs Protected Assets
- Category: Beneficiary Designations
- What Do I Do with My Investments if I Get a Divorce?
- How Can Beneficiary Designations Wreck My Estate Plan?
- Does a Beneficiary of an Estate Need to Live in the U.S. to Inherit?
- Understanding Beneficiary Designations and Your IRAs
- What Can I Do with Unspent Money in a 529 Plan?
- What are Some Estate Planning Tips for People Without Kids?
- What is a Failed Testamentary Transfer and How Do I Prevent it From Happening?
- Who Pays What Taxes on an Inherited IRA?
- How Do I Include Retirement Accounts in Estate Planning?
- How Do I Handle an Inherited IRA?
- Estate Planning Review for 2019
- Category: Business Planning
- Succession Planning For Business Owners
- Estate Planning Hacks Create More Problems In The Long Run
- Why is Estate and Succession Planning a Process?
- Did Microsoft Founder Paul Allen Have an Estate Plan?
- Planning Your 2016 Retirement Plan Contributions
- Including a Business Succession Plan in Estate Planning
- Category: Digital Assets
- Category: Durable Power of Attorney
- Limitations of Wisconsin’s Statutory Power of Attorney
- Death Happens when We’re Not Looking – Be Prepared
- Avoiding a Family Feud When Choosing a Power of Attorney
- As We Age, Why Planning Ahead Is Always Better
- What’s the Importance of Having a Financial Power of Attorney?
- Here’s Why a Basic Form Doesn’t Work for Estate Planning
- Common Estate Planning Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid
- Here’s How You Know You’re an Adult: 10 Important Documents
- Estate Planning Documents and Medicaid Planning
- What Are the Five “Must Have” Estate Planning Documents?
- Celebrity Estate Battles Provide Valuable Lessons on Estate Planning
- The Big Problem with Do-It-Yourself Online Wills
- Powers of Attorney: What Are the Common Myths?
- Estate Planning to Avoid Hurt Feelings, Family Battles, and A Royal Mess
- Power of Attorney: Do You Have One?
- How Can I Protect a Loved One From Elder Abuse?
- Why Do I Need an Estate Plan?
- Can a Substitution Be Named for a Power of Attorney?
- Waited Too Long to Save for Retirement? Here Are Six Things You Can Still Do
- Are You Making Some of the Biggest Estate-Planning Mistakes
- It’s Not Too Late: Estate Planning and End-Stage Terminal Illness
- Powers of Attorney Serve as an Indispensible Part of Your Estate Plan
- Category: Elder Law
- Understanding Medicaid: How to Qualify Without Losing Your Assets
- Most Common Questions About Medicaid
- Differences Between Medicare and Medicaid
- Is it Beneficial to Hire an Elder Law Attorney?
- Asset Limits for Couples When a Spouse Qualifies for Medicaid
- Is it Legal to Plan for Medicaid?
- Elder Law: Planning for Medicaid & Nursing Home Expenses
- Planning Ahead: How Much Will Long-Term Care Cost?
- How Elder Law Estate Planning for the Future Can Help Your Children
- So, What Does an Elder Law Attorney Really Do?
- What Can I Do When My Aging Parent Refuses to Give Up Control?
- Guns and Dementia: A Dangerous Combination
- What Are the New Rules for Veterans’ Benefits?
- How Caregiving Can Impact Older Women
- How Do I Discuss Care With My Aging Parents?
- Will My Medicare Premiums Go Up Next Year?
- Consequences Of Not Addressing The Nursing Home and “Medicaid Planning” Issue
- Category: Estate Planning
- What Documents are Needed for Estate Planning?
- How to Talk to Parents About Estate Planning?
- Why Now Is the Best Time to Create Your Will
- Executor Responsibilities: What Adult Children Need to Know When Parents Name Them in Their Estate Plans
- Estate Planning for Aging Parents: Important Questions for Adult Children to Ask
- How Adult Children Can Support Their Parents in Estate Planning
- When Do I Need to Change My Estate Plan During Divorce?
- Can I Leave Family Members Out of My Will?
- The Power of Empathy in Estate Planning
- Protecting Your Legacy: Understanding Wisconsin Probate Laws
- The Benefits of a Living Trust: A Comprehensive Guide
- What is a Qualified Charitable Distribution?
- How Alzheimer’s and Dementia Impact Estate Planning
- Facts and Fiction About Living Trusts
- Advantages of a Single vs. Joint Trust
- Trusting a Trust: Which Trust Option is Best For Your Family?
- An Essential Document For Your Estate Plan
- Planning Ahead – Paying for Long-Term Care
- How to Discuss Your Estate Plan with Your Family
- Mental Capacity Requirements in Estate Planning
- Difference Between a Living Will and a Living Trust
- Krause Estate Planning & Elder Law Center Becomes a Carbonfree® Partner
- How a Charitable Remainder Trust Works
- What Mistake Did Hollywood Director John Singleton Make with his Estate?
- What is a Special Needs Trust and How Can It Benefit My Family?
- A Last Will or Living Trust: What’s Better To Accomplish My Goals?
- What Do I Need in My Estate Plan in Addition to a Will?
- What Did a CA Couple’s Grandkids Say That Led to a $750-mil Donation?
- Should I Move All My IRAs to a Roth?
- Trusts: How Does it Work in My Estate Plan and Which Type is Best?
- Estate Planning: What’s Best for You, a Will or a Trust?
- What’s the Difference Between a Quitclaim and a Warranty Deed?
- How Joint Tenancy Creates Estate and Tax Problems for Seniors
- How Does a Probate Proceeding Work?
- Why is Estate Planning So Important to Black Americans?
- How to Design an Estate Plan with a Blended Family?
- What Happens When You Inherit Real Estate?
- Think of Estate Planning as Stewardship for the Future
- Estate Planning: Get Your Ducks in a Row for Your Surviving Loved Ones
- Review How Life Insurance Trusts Fit in with Estate Plans
- What If My Beneficiary Isn’t Ready to Handle an Inheritance?
- What You Need to Know about Trusts for Estate Planning
- Why is Angelina Jolie Leaving Her Total Estate to Just One of Her Kids?
- Why Do I Need an Executor (or Personal Representative)?
- What’s Happening with Tom Petty’s Estate?
- Why Are Wills So Important In Estate Planning?
- Estate Planning is Important, Even If You’re Single
- Wills v. Trusts: What’s Right for Your Estate Planning Needs?
- How Do Family Relationships Mess Up Estate Planning?
- What is the Best Way to Leave an Inheritance to a Grandchild?
- Creating a Will: Estate Planning for Parents with Young Children
- Making an IRA Part of the Estate Plan
- Estate Planning Attorneys Ask: Have You Accomplished This Critical Task?
- No Estate Taxes? You Still Need an Estate Plan
- How Can I Simplify the Probate Process for My Family? Beneficiary Designations
- Can I Give Real Estate to a Charity in my Estate Plan?
- What Should I Do for Retirement When I’m 50?
- He’s 60. She’s 48. What Does Their Retirement Plan Look Like?
- Be Cautious If You’ve Inherited a Sizeable Amount
- Legal Challenges for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
- Mind the Gap: Estate Tax Cliff
- The Time to Plan is Now and Not Later
- BIG Retirement Mistakes You Might Make
- Planning for the Sad Truth of Growing Old Together
- Celebrated Your 50th Birthday? Retirement Savings Considerations
- Retirement Savings: Focus on Flexibility Instead of That 4% Rule
- Making Sure Spouse Receives the Most Social Security
- Retirement Savings: Ahead of the Curve or Behind the Eight Ball?
- Why do Wisconsin Estates Publish “Notice to Creditors” in the Newspaper?
- Seniors: Working on Your Bucket List? First, Finish Your Estate Plan
- Why You Shouldn’t Put Off Estate Planning
- Who is Responsible for Planning My Funeral?
- Does a Divorce Invalidate My Estate Plan?
- Can I Really Leave My House to My Cats?
- Is a Guardianship Necessary if I Already Have Estate Planning Documents?
- What is a Transfer on Death (TOD) Deed?
- How Does Federal Law Affect My Estate Plan?
- Naming the Wrong Trustee can Cost Your Estate in Both Time and Money
- What is an Estate Inventory?
- Using a Wisconsin Living Trust to Keep Family Members From Controlling Your Estate
- How Right of Survivorship can Affect Your Estate Planning Goals
- Create an Authorization for Final Disposition to Ensure Your Burial Wishes are Carried Out
- How a Life Estate Deed can Help You Transfer Property but Stay in Your Home
- Wisconsin Man, Penpal Fight Over Manson Estate
- Do Not Forget to Update Your Retirement Account Beneficiaries
- What is at Stake if You Pass Away Without a Will?
- How Long Does Probate Take in Wisconsin?
- Avoiding Formal Probate in Wisconsin
- Which Of These Powerful Secrets Could You Use To Build Your Ideal Estate Planning Legal Program
- The Difference Between a Revocable Trust and an Irrevocable Trust.
- Protecting Assets When Parent Already in the Nursing Home
- What Are Some Options Besides A Full Probate?
- Does A Retirement Plan Pass Through Probate? Part One.
- The Best Retirement To-Do List for 2017 Onwards
- What You Need to Know About Estate Planning
- Do I Need a Will or other Estate Planning Documents if I Do Not Have Any Children?
- Estate Planning in the Digital Age
- Estate Planning Tips for the Single Person
- The Fight Over Robin Williams’ Estate Continues
- Leaving Assets to Minor Children
- Social Security Traps That Cost You Money
- Planning for Long-Term Care of Veterans and Surviving Spouses with VA Benefits
- Landmark case holds that Inherited IRAs are NOT PROTECTED from creditors
- Another Added Benefit: Using Your Estate Plan to Protect You From Unwanted Guardianships
- Who’s in Your Corner: Your Estate Planner, Your Estate Plan and You
- Estate Litigation: Can Your Personal Representative Handle It?
- Family Feud: Children Lose Claim Seeking Partial Ownership of Late Father’s Property
- Special Plans for Disabled Children: Estate Planning for Families with Children with Special Needs
- Assisted Reproduction and Your Wisconsin Estate Plan
- Proper Wisconsin End-of-Life Planning Documents Can Save Your Family Anguish… and Money
- The Importance of Selecting the Right Agents for Your Wisconsin Powers of Attorney
- Death of NY Real Estate Developer Contains Important Estate Planning Lesson for Wisconsin Residents
- Cohabiting In Lieu of Marriage May Affect Your Estate Plan
- Estate Planning for Deployed Military Members
- Your Estate Plan Should Also Consider Your Digital Assets
- Protecting the Financial Health of a Surviving Spouse
- The Role of Incapacity in Estate Planning
- Taking Advantage of the Current Federal Gift-Tax Exemption as Part of Your Estate Plan
- Making Modifications to Your Estate Plan
- Estate Planning is Important for Same-Sex Domestic Partners in Wisconsin
- Common Wisconsin Estate Planning Mistakes
- Using Estate Planning to Protect Your Family Farm
- An Advance Care Directive is Part of a Successful Estate Plan
- Category: Estate Tax
- Category: Firm News
- Category: Health Care Documents
- Category: Incapacity
- Category: Inheritence
- Category: Medicaid
- Category: Medicare
- Category: Nurse Home Planning
- Category: Power of Attorney
- Category: Probate
- The Emotional Impact of Probate: Coping with Grief and Estate Settlement
- Common Probate Mistakes to Avoid
- Prioritizing Payments in Probate
- Peace of Mind for Your Loved Ones: The Importance of Estate Planning in Wisconsin
- Avoiding Probate – What You Need to Know About Assets
- Can I Go Through Probate Without an Attorney?
- 5 Questions to Ask a Probate Attorney
- This Is How You Can Avoid Probate in Wisconsin
- This Is the Purpose of Probate
- 4 Things You Need to Know About Probate
- Probate: What’s Your Experience Been in Handling These Matters?
- When is Ancillary Probate Necessary in Wisconsin?
- What Actually Is Probate?
- Caution: Writing Your Own Deed to Avoid Probate Can Lead to Unintended Consequences
- Your Estate Plan Should Include Much More Than a Will
- Many Property Owners Would Benefit From a Revocable or Other Trust
- Formal and Informal Probate Administration in Wisconsin
- Things to Know About The Probate Process in Wisconsin?
- Category: Retirement
- Category: Trusts
- What Does Fiduciary Duty Mean for a Trustee?
- Why Choose a Trust Over a Will?
- Can a QTIP Trust Help You and Your Spouse Save on Estate Taxes?
- How To Avoid Income Tax on IRA Distributions After You Die
- Why Are IRA Assets The Biggest Surprise People Get In Estate Planning?
- Is A Trust The Best Way to Avoid Probate and Transfer Assets Upon Death?
- ‘No Contest’ Clause: Could Be a Good Idea
- Timeshares and Living Trusts: Funding Issues
- More Medicaid Recovery: New State Law Could Change How Wisconsinites Plan Their Estates
- The Usefulness of Trusts in the Medicaid Planning Process
- Using Trusts to Continue to Provide for Your Loved Ones, Even After You’re Gone
- Category: Uncategorized
- Can a will be contested after death?
- How to avoid probate in Wisconsin?
- What is a child entitled to when a parent dies without a will in Wisconsin?
- What makes a will valid in Wisconsin?
- Can a surviving spouse change a joint will?
- Common Estate Planning Mistakes
- What are the duties of an executor of an estate?
- What’s the Difference Between a Will and a Trust?
- What is a Probate Bond Waiver?
- What should be done if a sibling does not sign a probate?
- When Should You Start an Estate Plan?
- Attorney Dan Krause Featured on The Morning Blend to Shed Light on Long-Term Care Financing
- Limited Power of Attorney
- Medical Power of Attorney
- Can a Transaction Occur if One Spouse is Incapacitated?
- Estate Planning for Small Business Owners is a Necessity
- Get the Most from Your Veterans Benefits
- Estate Planning with the Surviving Spouse In Mind
- In Estate Planning Does Anyone Really Need a Trust?
- Time for a Series of Conversations with Aging Parents
- How Do I Calculate My Estate Taxes?
- The Retirement Money Question: How Much Is Enough?
- Aging as a Solo Presents Unique Challenges
- Ready To Retire? Worried About A Bear Market? Here’s How To Prepare
- A Completely Different View of 401(k)s and Retirement Savings
- Who can Serve as the Executor to My Estate?
- VA Pension Planning – Wartime Veterans Pension
- No Estate Tax, No Worries?
- Long-Term Care Planning, Part 2
- Elderly Are Targets Of Financial Exploitation
- Make Estate Planning Your First Resolution For 2013
- Explore Your Estate Options Before January 1, 2013
- Category: Videos
- Category: Wills