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Estate & Tax Planning

Estate Planning for the Terminally Ill (3/28/04)
Keeping Your Estate Plan Current (3/14/04)
Put Not Your Trust in Money, Put Your Money in Trust (2/29/2004)
Discounting FLP and LLC Ownership Interests (2/22/2004)
Estate Planning for Children with Special Needs (2/15/2004)
Tax Court Upholds Validity of Discounts (1/25/2004)
Gifting Your Taxes Away (1/18/2004)
The Need for Pour Over Wills Even with Revocable Trusts (11/9/2003)
Avoiding Probate at All Costs (11/2/2003)
Tax Consequences and Other Issues Involving Joint Tenancies (10/19/2003)
More Thoughts on Joint Tenancy (10/12/03)
Joint Tenancy - Is it Right or Wrong for You? (10/5/03)
Be Careful of Illegal Estate Planning Conditions (9/7/03)
Estate Planning for the Terminally Ill (8/3/03)
Disinheritance (7/27/03)
Disclaiming Your Inheritance (7/20/03)
What If I Do Nothing? A Brief Overview of Intestacy in Oklahoma (6/29/03)
Estate Planning with Postnuptial Agreements (6/8/03)
Delegating Health Care Decision Making (6/1/03)
Sophisticated Estate Planning (5/25/03)
Avoiding Conflict Over the Vacation Home (4/20/03)
Estate Planning for Families with Young Children (4/13/03)
Estate Planning for Single Parents (3/9/03)
Estate Planning -- It's Not Just About Money (2/16/03)
Understanding POD/TOD Beneficiary Designations (2/9/03)
Estate Planning After Divorce - More Important Than Ever (12/1/02)
Estate Planning Is More Than A Will (11/17/02)
The Qualified Personal Residence Trust (11/10/02)
Don't Wait Until The Last Minute For Estate Planning (11/3/02)
Seminar On Estate Planning And Avoidance of Taxes (10/20/02)
Another Twist On Estate And Medicaid Planning (10/13/02)
Estate Planning And The Stock Market (9/22/02)
An Easy Estate Plan -- Give It All Away (9/15/02)
Final Thoughts on Estate Planning For Pets (9/8/02)
More Estate Planning for Pets (9/1/02)
Estate Planning For Pets (8/25/02)
Pets Are Big News (8/11/02)
Plan Your Estate Early (7/28/02)
An Estate Planning Quiz Worth Remembering (7/21/02)
Ask Questions When Planning Guardianship (6/16/02)
Selecting And Compensating A Guardian For Your Children (6/9/02)
Tax Court Decides Family Limited Partnership Is A Sham (6/2/02)
Distribution of Tangible Personal Property Among Family Members (4/29/02)
More on Gifting & Fractional Interest Discounts (Part 2 of 2) (4/14/02)
Gifting Strategies and Fractional Interest Discounts (Part 1 of 2) (4/7/02)
Final Thoughts on Estate Planning (Part 5 of 5) (3/31/02)
Some More Thoughts on Estate Planning (Part 4 of 5) (3/24/02)
Additional Insights on Estate Planning (Part 3 of 5) (3/17/02)
More Thoughts on The Importance of Estate Planning (Part 2 of 5) (3/10/02)
The Importance of Estate Planning (Part 1 of 5) (3/3/02)
Protecting Your Assets With A Credit Shelter Trust (2/17/02)
The Need And Importance Of Having A Will (1/13/02)
Estate Tax Changes: Now You See Them, No You Don't (12/16/01)
Planning For Estate Taxes In 2002 And Thereafter (12/2/01)
More on Dealing With IRAs In An Estate (11/25/01)
Dealing With IRAs In An Estate (11/18/01)
Making Gifts of Discounted Interests (11/11/01)
Where There's A Will, There's A Way (11/4/01)
Benefits Of Formal Business Agreements (10/28/01)
Will or Living Trust -- Which Should It Be? (10/21/01)
Private Foundations Provide Tax Benefits (10/14/01)
Revocable Trusts And Deferred Annuities Make Estate Planning Easier (10/7/01)
Understanding Durable Powers of Attorney (9/30/01)
Powers Of Attorney Can Accomplish Estate Planning Goals (9/23/01)
Planning Ahead Can Ease Health Care Decisions Later (9/16/01)
Be Careful of "Deathbed" Gifts (8/5/01)
IRS Can Not Ignore Family Limited Partnership In Valuing Gift (7/29/01)
Congress Repeals Death Tax(?) -- The Final Edition (7/22/01)
Congress Repeals Death Tax(?) -- Part IV (7/15/01)
Congress Repeals Death Tax(?) -- Part III (7/1/01)
Congress Repeals Death Tax(?) -- Part II (6/24/01)
Congress Finally Repeals Death Tax -- Or Does It? (6/17/01)
Is it a Will or a Trust or a Contract? (6/10/01)
Estate Planning Important for Divorced Couples (5/13/01)
Proper Planning With FLP's and LLC's Can Save Estate Tax (4/22/01)
Income Tax Advantages of Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (4/15/01)
Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies Have Benefits for Estate Planning Purposes (4/8/01)
Passing on the Family Owned Business (4/1/01)
Reducing the Tax Bite on Family Owned Businesses (3/25/01)
Transition Planning for the Small Farm, Ranch, or Business (3/18/01)
Using Life Insurance as an Element of Your Estate Planning (2/11/01)
Make Gifts as Form of Financial Planning to Avoid Taxes (1/28/01)
Estate, Business Transition Planning for Farms, Small Business (1/21/01)
Taking Care of Property Business Now --- Absolute Final Word on Joint Tenancy (1/14/01)
The Next to Final Word on Joint Tenancy (1/7/01)
Joint Tenancy, Boon or Bane (12/31/00)
What Happens If I Die Without A Will? (12/24/00)
Nibble on These Tax and Financial Tidbits with the Turkey (11/26/00)
Oklahoma's Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Consent Form (11/19/00)
Learning More About Planning Your Estate (11/5/00)
Estate Planning Techniques (10/22/00)
Estate Planning is Not Just for the Wealthy (10/15/00)
Focusing on a Personal Representative (8/6/00)
Choosing the Right Fiduciary: Who Do You Trust? (7/30/00)
Knowing Who to "Trust" After You are Gone (7/9/00)
Understanding Trusts and Other Related Issues (7/2/00)
}Charities' New Approach is Win-Win Situation (6/11/00)
Why Do People Resist Estate Planning? (6/4/00)
Family Income Shifting Appealing to Many (5/21/00)
Estate Planning Isn't Just for the Wealthy (5/14/00)
A Trust Isn't a Cure-All For Every Problem (4/23/00)
Advance Directive Could Be Worth Your Life (4/16/00)
Living Trust Becomes Your Alter Ego (2/27/00)
Trust Me (2/20/00)
Why a Will? (2/13/00)
Thinking of the Unthinkable (2/6/00)

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