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What Will Happen To Your Reward Points And Miles After Your Death?

What Will Happen To Your Reward Points And Miles After Your Death?

This is a guest post, written by Andy Masaki: Andy is a blogger and financial writer associated with...
Estate Planning in troubled times

Estate Planning in troubled times

Today’s blog post isn’t quite like anything we’ve done before. We felt, all things considered, that...
Updating your Will. When? How? and How much?

Updating your Will. When? How? and How much?

We recently commissioned a survey to determine how many Americans didn’t have a Will. But we...
Write your own Will – 10 reasons why it just makes sense.

Write your own Will – 10 reasons why it just makes sense.

You don’t need a lawyer to write a Will. A lawyer, or estate planning attorney is trained in...
Last Will and Testament – What it is, When you need it, How to write it.

Last Will and Testament – What it is, When you need it, How to write it.

What is a Last Will and Testament? A Last Will and Testament is a document that is written while you...
How much does a Will cost? And why?

How much does a Will cost? And why?

This question leads to a number of further questions: What exactly is a Will? Why are some Wills...
Estate Planning: Best Advice for New Parents

Estate Planning: Best Advice for New Parents

There are around four million births every year in the US. That’s a lot of babies to clothe, feed...
Named Executor of a Will: Now What?

Named Executor of a Will: Now What?

After an individual’s death, his or her assets will be gathered, business affairs settled...
How to Choose a Legal Guardian for Your Children

How to Choose a Legal Guardian for Your Children

When we decide to sit down and write a Will we obviously think about our valuable possessions...
Online Will services – comparing LegalZoom with USLegalWills

Online Will services – comparing LegalZoom with USLegalWills

Comparing LegalZoom with USLegalWills.com – Executive Summary Looking for an alternative to...
Clients need a Will? Affiliate opportunities at USLegalWills.com

Clients need a Will? Affiliate opportunities at USLegalWills.com

Addressing the Will writing gap for your clients Do you work in an industry that promotes Will...
Want to contest a Will? How can a Will be challenged?

Want to contest a Will? How can a Will be challenged?

Feeling left out? Can you contest a Will? My uncle promised me his car, but he’s died and the...
How do I know when to Write a Will? Am I too young?

How do I know when to Write a Will? Am I too young?

Last year, we commissioned an independent study which showed that only 28% of Americans had a legal...
How do you name guardians for children? – your Last Will and Testament

How do you name guardians for children? – your Last Will and Testament

Why you should name guardians for children Many people think the time to make a Will is when they’re...
Planned giving: the state of charitable bequests in the US

Planned giving: the state of charitable bequests in the US

“A note on Privacy: the protection and security of the documents created on our web site are of...
Why you need a Will – and why your excuses make no sense.

Why you need a Will – and why your excuses make no sense.

It seems that the subject of making a Will is something that most people simply want to avoid as...
Notorious Wills of the Rich and Famous

Notorious Wills of the Rich and Famous

The lifestyles of the rich and famous are endlessly fascinating. Sometimes they become even more...
Choose a Guardian for your children – Your Last Will and Testament

Choose a Guardian for your children – Your Last Will and Testament

One of the most important questions that you must ask yourself when you are making a Last Will and...
The Free Last Will and Testament service – not all it seems

The Free Last Will and Testament service – not all it seems

How much should you be paying for a Will? Why should you pay anything when just a few clicks away...
Pets in a Will – how do you make sure that your pets are cared for?

Pets in a Will – how do you make sure that your pets are cared for?

Should You Make Provision for Your Pets in a Will? We have all seen the stories of eccentric...
How to write a Will – key steps to successfully writing your Will

How to write a Will – key steps to successfully writing your Will

Do you want to know how to write a Will? Even though writing a Will is one of the most important...
Writing your Will: we can help with the definitive guide

Writing your Will: we can help with the definitive guide

As with any task that comes to mind on odd occasions in your life, writing your Will can seem...
Considerations in writing a Will for Blended Families

Considerations in writing a Will for Blended Families

What are blended families? Blended families is a term that includes families for whom one or both...
Are there even fewer Americans without Wills?

Are there even fewer Americans without Wills?

A number of surveys over the last few years have reported that anywhere from 55 percent to 64...
Making a Will; 5 reasons to not procrastinate

Making a Will; 5 reasons to not procrastinate

Thinking about Making a Will, but not managed to get started? don’t worry, you are not alone...
A Joint Will, Mutual Wills, Reciprocal Wills explained

A Joint Will, Mutual Wills, Reciprocal Wills explained

We get this question almost every day; “I would like a will for my husband and I. This is only...
Digital assets – meet LifeLocker, the essential Executor tool

Digital assets – meet LifeLocker, the essential Executor tool

The issue of Digital assets has come up again in the mainstream press. It was covered on the CBC in...
A simple Will – From $0 to $1,000. How much should I pay?

A simple Will – From $0 to $1,000. How much should I pay?

You are already doing better than the vast majority of adults in the US. You know that you need a...
The six most common errors in a do it yourself Will.

The six most common errors in a do it yourself Will.

Every once in a while a news article appears that describes how a person made a mistake when...
Writing a Legal Will: the worst advice we have seen yet

Writing a Legal Will: the worst advice we have seen yet

Much of our customer support effort is spent on correcting misunderstandings that have usually...
Cost of a Will – from zero to $2000 and somewhere in between

Cost of a Will – from zero to $2000 and somewhere in between

Yeah right, $35 for a Last Will and Testament. There’s no way it can be legal One of the...
How to write a Will: your 10 step guide to success!

How to write a Will: your 10 step guide to success!

Everybody knows that they need to write a Will, but the stats show that only about a third of adults...
Living Will: Some definitions of our service

Living Will: Some definitions of our service

I actually think it’s a good idea to have a living will. I’d encourage everybody to get...
Power of Attorney, it’s written, but is that enough?

Power of Attorney, it’s written, but is that enough?

Most people recognize that a Financial Power of Attorney (PoA) is a critical part of a complete...
10 ridiculous warnings lawyers give about online Will services

10 ridiculous warnings lawyers give about online Will services

In the last week alone I have seen a number of people asking the question on the internet “Is...
The Online Will

The Online Will

We are seeing an increasing number of articles about “online Wills” but the definition...
The holographic Will

The holographic Will

I heard that if I write my own Will out in my own handwriting, I do not need to have it witnessed...

The 4 critical people in your Last Will and Testament

You probably know that your Last Will and Testament is a description of how your estate will be...
Advice on the writing of your Last Will and Testament

Advice on the writing of your Last Will and Testament

Since 2001 USLegalWills.com has offered a service that allows you to prepare your own Last Will...

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