Husband and wife signed eight deeds to Furnas county real estate at the time they created a revocable living trust in 2008. The deeds, however, were not recorded and possession of the deeds was unclear from the record. Later that year, they mortgaged the real estate. They continued to pay the taxes on it and farm it.
In the 2008 trust, three of the couple's children were disinherited.
After the husband died in 2011, the wife executed a new revocable living trust that included the grandchildren of the three disinherited children as beneficiaries. But, again, no deeds were recorded.
After mom died in 2013, one son recorded the 2008 ...
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From CNBC. You don’t have to be wealthy to have an estate plan
I agree with the CNBC article at the link below and my basic will package gives you those three basic documents.
If you have a young family, it is prudent to name a guardian for your minor children in the unlikely event that both parents die.
The State of Nebraska has an estate plan for you in the event you die without a will, but that might not be what you want or in the best interests of your family.
Statistics regularly show that about half of all Americans have no estate plan. I'm working to improve the numbers here in ...
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PBS series “Downton Abbey” a Good Example of Estate Planning Lessons. Even in Nebraska.
The viewers of this high-end PBS costume drama, which takes place about a century ago, could very likely be your clients' demographic. Look at who's a top corporate sponsor: Viking River Cruises, which told The New York Times that “our demographic is affluent Baby Boomers 55+.” It's a big group: more than 10.1 million viewers watched the first episode of the fifth season in early January. Look closely and see if Downton can impart valuable financial lessons to you.
It can be difficult to explain to clients the ramifications of putting off their estate planning. Sometimes people have to “see it to believe it,” so to speak. Enter PBS hit ...
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