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		<title>4 Important Estate Planning Documents that Parents of Young Children Need to Have</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We understand that as a parent of young children, most of your day to day focus is on caring for your children.  This focus needs to extend to your estate planning as well.  Here are 4 important estate planning documents that parents of young children need to have. Will You name guardians for your minor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What can a Probate Attorney do for You?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Probate is the process of administering the estate of a deceased person, whether or not they had a will.  How does a probate attorney fit into the picture?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coloradoestateplan.com/blog/estate-planning/probate-attorney/</link>
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		<title>The Biggest Myth of a Living Trust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Living trusts have become popular estate planning tools over the past few decades, but unfortunately, misinformation and aggressive advertising and sales tactics have been all too common.  In particular, the biggest myth of a living trust is the claim that living trusts have many tax advantages.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coloradoestateplan.com/blog/wills-trusts/biggest-myth-living-trust/</link>
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		<title>What do Mickey Rooney and Brooke Astor have in Common?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do actor Mickey Rooney and the late philanthropist Brooke Astor have in common?  Unfortunately, the tie that binds these two famous names is that of elder abuse.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coloradoestateplan.com/blog/incapacity-planning/rooney-astor/</link>
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		<title>Can You Name a Child as a Beneficiary to Your IRA?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Retirement accounts play an important role in estate planning.  One of the main benefits being that retirement accounts avoid probate, as they pass to a named beneficiary using a beneficiary form that you complete – but can you name a minor child as a beneficiary?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coloradoestateplan.com/blog/estate-planning/child-beneficiary-ira/</link>
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		<title>Advance Medical Directives:  Top Three Problems of Living Wills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part of the comprehensive estate planning process is drafting a set of advance medical directives to allow you to control your medical decisions in the event that you can no longer express your wishes on your own.  One of the documents is a living will, which allows you to express your wishes for end of life care.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coloradoestateplan.com/blog/estate-planning/problems-living-wills/</link>
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		<title>Does a Reverse Mortgage Impact Your Estate Plan?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For many seniors the equity in their home is their largest single asset, yet it is unavailable to them unless they use a home-equity loan. But a conventional loan really doesn't free up the equity since the money must be paid back with interest, so they turn to a reverse mortgage to meet their needs – but doesn’t this impact an estate plan?]]></description>
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		<title>Four Items a Will Should Have</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The popularity of do it yourself will kits and forms has increased over the past decade, but there are four things that may be missing from this estate planning document that can make a big difference on how smoothly your estate is ‘settled.’]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens When a Guardianship is Requested?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having to consider a guardianship over an aging parent is difficult, although sometimes necessary.  In most cases, if someone has a durable power of attorney property drafted and a health care proxy in place, that may eliminate the need for a guardianship proceeding – but what exactly is involved with a guardianship proceeding?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coloradoestateplan.com/blog/elder-law/guardianship-requested/</link>
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		<title>Is My Life Insurance Policy Going to be Taxed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Life insurance can play a valuable role in estate planning, from providing cash to the trustee or executor to pay off debts and final expenses – but will there be taxes due on the proceeds?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coloradoestateplan.com/blog/estate-planning/life-insurance-policy-taxed/</link>
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