Brette Sember, J.D.
Brette is a former attorney and has been a writer and editor for more than 25 years. She is the author of more than 40 books, many of them about legal topics. Brette has written, edited, and consulted for a large number of legal outlets, legal websites, legal practice management software companies, online legal service companies, and law firms. She is a national expert on divorce and family law. View her work on her website.
More From This Author
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Create a Living Trust in New Mexico
A New Mexico living trust protects and maintains your assets for your exclusive use during your life and passes them to your beneficiaries after your death. A revocable living trust (inter vivos trust) can be an important part of your estate planning process.
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Create a Living Trust in North Dakota
A North Dakota living trust allows you to keep your assets in a trust while also continuing to use and manage them during life. The use of a revocable living trust (also called an inter vivos trust) as part of estate planning is a popular option.
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Create a Living Trust in Hawaii
Last wills help manage your estate after you die, but they do not avoid the time consumsing and expensive probate process. A living trust can help you avoid the expense of probate. Learn more about living trusts in Hawaii.
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Create a Living Trust in New York
A living trust in N.Y. allows you to place your assets into a trust but still use them during your lifetime. Your beneficiaries inherit them after your death. A revocable living trust (sometimes known as an inter vivos trust) provides different advantages.
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Create a Living Trust in Montana
A living trust can help you manage your property while you are alive, and when you pass away. Living trusts offer more protections than last wills in some cases, and can help your family avoid the expensive probate process. Find out more about how living trusts work in Montana.
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Create a Living Trust in Arkansas
When you die, your estate may have to go through a legal process called probate. Probate can be expensive and time consuming, but a living trust can let you avoid probate. Learn more about living trusts in Arkansas.
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Create a Living Trust in Rhode Island
When you are working on estate planning, a revocable living trust (sometimes called an inter vivos trust) might be an option to consider. A Rhode Island living trust provides you with control over your assets, flexibility in their use, and privacy.
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Create a Living Trust in West Virginia
A living trust in West Virginia allows you to keep your assets in trust during your life while you use and control them. After you die, the assets in the trust are distributed to your beneficiaries as per your instructions. A revocable living trust (also called an inter vivos trust) can be a valuable estate planning tool.
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What Is a Tax Holiday? And How Do They Affect Small Businesses?
A tax holiday temporarily suspends a type of sales tax, increasing consumer interest and possibly increasing revenue for small businesses, but there are drawbacks. Find out how a small business can take advantage of tax holidays.
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Protect Your Kitty with a Cat Bill of Sale
You're busy falling in love with the cat or kitten you are buying, but don't get distracted! For the sale to be legal, you need a cat bill of sale. Get the information you need about cat bills of sale.
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