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Wills
Asked by T.R. from Kalamazoo
on January 24, 2007
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This subject is a downer but important none the less, I need help we want to write a will but are having trouble with who do we leave our children with? Our 5 year a...
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- Hi T., My fiance and I have three children one in which is his from a previouse relationship and we have custody and there is no contact with his biological mother....
- I just want to start out by saying when you set something up, make sure you discuss the paperwork with a lawyer that specializes in wills and trusts. Most likely you ...
- My husband and I need to do this too. We keep putting it off because we can't agree. I don't want to leave brendan in the care of either of our sets of parents, they a...
Questions About Wills
Asked by J.R. from Dallas
on January 8, 2007
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For the last few years I have known that my husband and I need to do a will. We are a middle income family with two small children whose primary assets are our home a...
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- J. I am a lawyer, and although your friend is correct that a "fill in the blank" will will stand up in court, because you will need to establish a trust for the car...
- I agree with the other poster, because you have kids, that complicates matters and there are lots of things you have to specify. It's a bit pricey, but if you consider...
- Hi J., My husband I and too have put off writing our wills. We found a firm, Pre-paid Legal Services, Inc., to help us out. Basically, you pay about $17 per month...
Looking for Lawyer in to Write Wills
Asked by A.N. from Chicago
on June 10, 2008
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I am looking for a lawyer to prepare our wills--ideally someone close to the Roscoe Village area. They are going to be straightforward--i.e. everything to spouse and ...
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- http://www.mulryanandyork.com/ The above is a link to the website of Rosemary Mulryan, an attorney I have used several times...most recently for my will. Everyone I...
- If you're interested in something immediate and don't plan to put anything into a trust, you can search online for a predrawn will and all you have to do is fill in Na...
- I am estate planning, probate and real estate attorney on the northwest side. I was with a law firm for 7 years and left to start my own practice when my second child...
Attorney for Wills & Estate Planning?
Asked by S.T. from Chicago
on July 3, 2008
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Hey Mamas,
Can anyone recommend an attorney for wills and estate planning located in the western suburbs? We are in Elmhurst.
Thanks!
S.
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- We just set up a will and a trust with Tom Olofsson. He is in Beverly but will travel to you. His # is ###-###-#### and his website is mytrustlawer.com. He was great t...
- http://www.elderlawillinois.com/contact.html Ben Neiburger specializes in elder law - wills, estate planning, etc. and he's in Elmhurst. He went to law school with ...
- We used Jordan Rifis in Oak Park. He's a member of our church.
Seeking Lawyer to Do Our Wills
Asked by J.M. from Dallas
on June 27, 2008
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Hi! I'm looking for a good lawyer to do our wills. Now that we have kids we'd like to get our ducks in a row. I want a good, patient person who will explain things tho...
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- A personal friend of mine who is a lawyer did all of the documents for my husband and I (will, power of attorney, medical power of attorney, living will, guardianship,...
- Hi J.. My mom is a lawyer and does a lot of wills. She works in Fort Worth off Pennsylvania Road. Her number is ###-###-####. Good luck!!:)
- www.danielpwebb.com He recently did ours and was wonderful to work with, you will be very impressed! H.
Advice on Wills
Asked by E.R. from Detroit
on January 4, 2010
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I hate to even think this but am feeling guilty because my husband and I do not even have a will in place and it dawned on me, what if god forbid something happened to...
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- The biggest thing to do is to decide who you would want to raise your children. Then talk with them and ask if they would take the responsibilty of raising your child...
- This is extremely important!! It took me a couple years to get my husband to do it. You must protect your children and your assets! Decide who you want your childre...
- I recently looked into this because of my daughter and some decisions I wanted to be caried out if something happens to me. Look at legalzoom.com and similar type webs...
Guardianship (Wills & Trusts)
Asked by K.H. from Grand Rapids
on August 29, 2011
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My husband & I have been discussing (fighting) about guardianship for our 2 girls (almost 7 & 4). A little background....he has younger brothers that are twins. Both...
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- Ok, first of all, no one should know you're setting up a will and guardianship. NO, do not allow your husband to write his brother why he wasn't chosen. Seriously? LOL...
- We have a similar situation, no siblings that we want as guardians. We asked our closest friends to be guardians...we told them up front to take some time to real...
- Yeah ask. I made my bff for 10 yrs my kids GodMother, assuming that if anything happened she would take my kids and that I would take her kids when she had them if an...
Wills vs Trust?
Asked by N.P. from Chicago
on February 6, 2008
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Hi Moms... My husband and I just had initial conversation with a lawyer with discussion of a will vs. trust. My husband and I are very torn as to what to do and a lit...
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- You might want to consider signing up for Pre-Paid Legal Services whereby you pay a nominal monthly fee and certain legal matters are covered in full and others are di...
- If you own any real estate or other assests, you should have a living revokable trust. A will is simply stating where your assest go upon your death. A trust is wher...
- With a trust, it never goes into probate - everything that is named in the trust just gets passed onto the new trustee. There is a little more hassle up front (You n...
Affordable Will
Asked by C. from Dallas
on February 21, 2010
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I have really got to get our wills done and I've been putting it off. From the research I've done, it's so expensive. Does any one have any ideas on how to get one d...
Will and Powers of Attorney
Asked by S.M. from Denver
on March 7, 2011
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I recently went to a short presentation about estate planning and was wondering if $500 to prepare wills and durable powers of attorney for my spouse and I is a good d...
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- I can't address your question about cost for wills and powers of attorney - I think the price also depends on the cost for legal work in your area. We live in Illinoi...
- I think that you also need a trust, which you really can't do on your own and for which $500 sounds reasonable (mine was $1000 10 year ago but things tend to be expens...
- Don't use a computer program. Go to a good lawyer and make sure that you are protected. If you have children, you need to distribute your assets, name guardians, hav...
