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		<title>A Low-Cost Trust Alternative</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2012/04/03/a-low-cost-trust-alternative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domestic Partners]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Estate Planners, we often have clients who want to leave a lifetime income stream to a beneficiary when the client dies. The beneficiary can be anyone &#8211; a spouse, child, friend, housekeeper, long-time companion or domestic partner. This is often done using a trust, however, when the amounts involved are not large some practical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Domestic Partners</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2012/01/15/protecting-domestic-partners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Domestic Partner Planning Unmarried couples, regardless of gender, face many of the same issues that married couples face  -  sharing of assets and expenses while they are together, division of assets in the event that the relationship does not work out or in the event of death, and caring for each other during a health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom&#8217;s Safe-Deposit Box</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2011/12/27/safe-deposit-box/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know Mom had a safe-deposit box at the bank, but Mom has passed away and you need to get access. Perhaps her original will is in it. Perhaps her burial instructions or deed to her burial plot. Perhaps an insurance policy. What do you do? Assume that Mom&#8217;s Will, burial instructions, burial plot or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Trusts</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2011/11/26/pet-trusts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in May of 1999 demonstrated that independently living seniors that have pets tend to have better physical health and mental well-being than those that don’t. They’re more active, cope better with stress, and have better overall health. A 1997 study showed that elderly pet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrevocable Trusts and Control</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2011/11/26/irrevocable-trusts-and-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many parents &#8211; the &#8220;wealth creators&#8221; &#8211; want to be in complete control. However, trusts must be irrevocable for estate tax and asset protection planning purposes. So what to do? Many people get turned off when the word “irrevocable” is raised. We must be able to assure them that they can “have their cake and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joint Property as a Will &#8211; The &#8220;Iceberg&#8221; Effect</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2011/11/05/hidden-dangers-of-using-joint-property-as-a-will/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Titling property jointly has its advantages &#8211; for one, it avoids probate. But that is the tip of the iceberg, what lies beneath can be a nightmare. Let&#8217;s take an example: You are widowed or divorced and you want your son to get your home when you pass. You record a deed transferring title into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wait-and-See Approach May Not Be The Best Approach</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2011/11/05/wait-and-see-approach-may-not-be-the-best-approach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December 2010, Congress quickly passed some changes to the Estate and Gift Tax law that increased the lifetime gifting exclusion from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. As written, this increase is scheduled to sunset at midnight, December 31, 2012. Some of our clients have taken advantage of this opportunity, because, generally speaking, if you have given [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asset Protection Trusts On the Ropes?</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2011/10/21/asset-protection-trusts-on-the-ropes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, a handful of states (for example, Alaska, Delaware and Nevada) enacted legislation that purported to permit individuals to create trusts of which they, themselves, could be the beneficiaries, but which would put the assets in those trusts beyond the reach of the individuals own future creditors. The idea was that, as long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intestate Share is Changing in Florida as of October 1, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2011/09/13/ntestate-share/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term &#8220;Intestate Share&#8221; means the share of a decedent&#8217;s estate to be received by a member of the decedent&#8217;s family when the decedent dies without a valid will. For decades, in Florida, the share of a surviving spouse has been $60,000 plus 50% of the balance of the probate estate, if the decedent and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disinheriting a Child</title>
		<link>http://www.pickenlaw.com/2011/08/22/disinheriting-a-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Author - Gregory C. Picken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an emotional attorney-client conference – Father wants to discuss disinheriting a child. Legally, that can be done in Florida, however, emotional issues are set in play that can last for several generations. Mother may not have been completely on-board with the decision, so it becomes a source of controversy for their relationship. Also, you [...]]]></description>
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