http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 9 http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000275&title=Inheritance+Without+Planning+Means+No+Adding+to+the+Default+Plan&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Inheritance Without Planning Means No Adding to the Default Plan</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>When a person dies intestate (without making and leaving a will), each state provides a default plan (usually known as the... http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000275&title=Inheritance+Without+Planning+Means+No+Adding+to+the+Default+Plan&source=feed http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000427&title=Trust+Modification+and+Termination&source=feed <P><STRONG>Modification</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>A court will modify a trust where the trust's leading purpose is frustrated by a specific directive made by the trustor. In such instances, the directive will be struck in order to accomplish the... http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000427&title=Trust+Modification+and+Termination&source=feed http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000462&title=Revocation+of+Healthcare+Directives+and+Alternatives&source=feed <STRONG>Revocation</STRONG> <P></P> <P>If you execute a healthcare power of attorney document and a living will, you can revoke or cancel them at any time. Most states do not require you to revoke the documents in writing. Be aware that if you... http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000462&title=Revocation+of+Healthcare+Directives+and+Alternatives&source=feed http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000333&title=Hilton+on+Charity&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Hilton on Charity</STRONG></P> <P></P> <P>A remarkable statement about the nature of charity entered the public domain after hotel chain founder Conrad N. Hilton died on January 3, 1979, in Santa Monica, California. As... http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000333&title=Hilton+on+Charity&source=feed http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000496&title=Handwritten+and+Oral+Wills&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Handwritten and Oral Wills</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>Today, the standard method of making a will is the formal witnessed written will, sometimes called an attested will. However, today's formal witnessed will has roots... http://www.davidgcarlson.com/newsletters/Estate-Planning/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000496&title=Handwritten+and+Oral+Wills&source=feed