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Avoid These 5 Common Estate Planning Mistakes

Estate planning is an essential step in ensuring your assets and loved ones are taken care of after your passing. However, many individuals overlook key components of their estate plan, which can lead to complications, delays, and even legal battles for their heirs. To help you navigate the complexities of

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New Year, New Goals: The Perfect Time to Create Your Estate Plan

The new year is a time for fresh starts, setting goals, and planning for the future. While many of us focus on health, career, or personal development, one often-overlooked resolution is creating an estate plan. At Painter & Associates, we believe there’s no better time to ensure your family’s financial

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Estate Planning is for Everyone

Do you think that estate planning is only for the extremely wealthy?   Do you think you are not old enough to worry about what happens after you are gone?   Are you comfortable with the court managing the distribution of your assets?  You may not have given it much thought or

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Don’t Neglect Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan

If you do anything online, you probably have digital assets. Digital assets are records that you own or control. If you do not make arrangements for those assets in your estate plan, it can cause unnecessary costs and additional stress to those you leave behind. Online assets don’t leave a

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Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Families

Today’s families are not the “traditional” families like we have had in the past. Only about 35% of American families are comprised of a traditional heterosexual married couple with children.  Adult households today are comprised of: Blended families Divorced families Cohabiting couples Same sex couples Intentionally single parents Single persons

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