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Notes on wills, trusts and probate
Articles by Ken Prigmore on the questions Utah families actually ask — what probate involves, when a trust is worth it, and what happens if you do nothing.
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FINCEN Reporting Requirements for Small Business Owners
If you’re a small business owner, especially if your business holds property like a rental home, there’s a new federal law you need to be aware…
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ESTATE PLANNING WHEN YOU HAVE NO MONEY
Feeling a need to set up your estate plan, but currently short on the cash needed to pay an attorney? What are your options? This particular…
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Trusts
Most of my clients tell me they know they need a Trust, but they don’t know what kind and they don’t really know what a Trust…
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What Steps to Take When Someone Dies
Step 1: Calling 911 is appropriate. Many, if not most deaths, occur after someone has reached an age that death seemed likely and requires little or…
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“Caveat Emptor” – Let the Buyer Beware!
All of Estate Planning boils down to (1) recording what you want to happen to your property when you pass on and (2) taking care to…
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ESTATE PLANNING WHEN YOU HAVE NO MONEY
Feeling a need to set up your estate plan, but currently short on the cash needed to pay an attorney? What are your options? This particular…
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What is Probate and How do I Avoid It?
If you have ever had a discussion about Wills, Trusts and general estate planning, you may have heard the word “probate” come up as something awful…
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Probate Basics
If you are reading this article on Probate, you may be going through the many stresses that follow losing a loved one. We are here to…
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Should I Add My Children to the Deed on My Home?
Should I Add My Children to the Deed on My Home? The short answer, almost always, is NO, please don’t! But there are exceptions. As an…
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When is it Too Late to Sign a Will or Trust?
William James, an American philosopher and psychologist, said, “When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice.” In…