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CAUTION: The Trust Protection Myth — Your Revocable Trust Protects Against Lawsuits
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Many people believe once they set up a Revocable Living Trust and transfer assets into the Trust, those assets are protected from lawsuits. This is absolutely not true. While Trusts commonly provide asset protection for beneficiaries – few Trusts protect assets owned by the person who created the Trust. No Immediate Asset Protection For You?…

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Can My Dog Sue Me?
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Well…in my opinion yes…and it could be a real dog fight! I’ll explain further at the end. We are discussing a Pet Trust which is statutorily established in Arizona and Utah, where I practice law. For many pet owners, pets are members of the family. These individuals often say that if something happens to them,…

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A True And Sad Story
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A true and sad story. I was retained by the beneficiaries of a deceased father to settle an estate. Their father had created a Living Trust in another state. Again, I did not create this Living Trust for the deceased father. The beneficiaries were two siblings in their sixties. The estate was not too large,…

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Where Is The Best Place To Store Original Estate Planning Documents?
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Estate planning attorneys are often asked where original estate planning documents – wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives – should be stored for safekeeping. While there is no right or wrong answer to this question, consider the following: 1. Should you store your original estate planning documents in your safe deposit box? Many…

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Did Last Year’s U.S. Supreme Court Decision Put Your IRA At Risk? What’s The Solution?
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In a landmark, unanimous decision handed down on June 12, 2014, the United States Supreme Court’s Clark v. Rameker decision held that inherited IRAs (IRAs which are inherited by your children) are not classified as “retirement funds” and can be reached by the creditors of your children when they inherit your IRA. Thus, the IRA…

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He was Kind, Patient, and Took all the Time We Needed. Ben created an excellent Living Trust for Laurie and me. He has been a personal friend for many years and finally I asked his advice after leaving the...

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We Trust Ben Completely. We met Ben through a mutual friend, and when we decided to set up a living trust, he was the only one we felt could provide us with the expertise, sound advice and personal service we...

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Truly Cares about his Clients. Ben is an excellent attorney who also truly cares about his clients. He created a wonderful Living Trust for me and my late husband, as well as an LLC for our business. He was...

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Excellent Attorney. Excellent Attorney who is wonderful to work with and create the perfect trust!! Ben Created a living trust for my partner and I. Prior to Ben, the thought of creating a trust intimidated me...

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Trusted Advisor. Trust is very important when working with an Estate Planner, and after working with Ben Connor on our estate planning we highly recommend him without reservation. Ben walked us through our...

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Excellent Living Trust. Ben created an excellent Living Trust for Tug and I. He explained our options from A to Z so that we could actually decide for ourselves what we wanted done. He answered all our...

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