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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
How to Dispose of your "Stuff"
Even a wealthy person may often be concerned about the possessions which they have around them. Although you may have large financial...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
Preparing for the Unexpected... and the Eventual
All of us face difficulties and tragedies in our lives. Some of these difficulties are expected and some are unexpected. 2020 has been a...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Oct 15, 2020
- 3 min
Will Your Estate Plan Still Work If You Move?
Before the pandemic, Americans were as mobile as ever. In the prior decade, millions of Americans moved each year. Here's a link for more...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
Estate Planning During Critical Times
Our hearts go out to everyone who has been affected by the wildfires. The fires and smoke have hit so many families close to home. We...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Jan 9, 2020
- 3 min
Tax Planning for 2020
With the start of the new year, we need to start thinking about tax planning! Some years Congress makes changes to the laws more than...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Planning for Special Needs Children
A “special needs” child is a child who faces a physical or mental disability and may require needs-based benefits, such as Medicaid or...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
How Will You Obtain the Care You Need?
As Americans grow older, more and more of us need help with our daily activities. It could be a little help or a lot of help, depending...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Jun 26, 2019
- 2 min
Dangers to having joint bank accounts with adult children
A parent whose only asset is a bank account might decide that a simple way to avoid Probate is to make his child joint owner of the...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Jun 13, 2019
- 1 min
The Costs of a Full Probate Proceeding
The Personal Representative and attorney's fees are significant charges to the Probate Estate; but they are not the only charges against...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Jun 12, 2019
- 2 min
Are Beneficiary Designations a True Substitute for a Trust?
TOD (Transfer on Death) designations, POD (Pay on Death) designations, and beneficiary designations can be useful in the right...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Jun 12, 2019
- 2 min
The Little Things May be the Most Important
Often, the smallest things have the most sentimental value. Your grandmother’s silverware or your grandfather’s railroad watch could...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Sep 4, 2018
- 2 min
Planning for Frequent Flyer Miles
Frequent Flyer miles and other reward points can be valuable resources. Many credit card companies give tens of thousands of miles or...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Jun 20, 2018
- 2 min
Circumstances change... So should your estate plan!
Whether old or young, single or married, divorced or living as a joint tenants, we all have differing situations. This also means that no...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Jun 12, 2018
- 2 min
Children with Unique Circumstances, Take a Unique Estate Plan
Often, when people think of “estate planning” they think it’s only about deciding who gets the assets. However, how they get the assets...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
One Reason to do Estate Planning: Incapacity
Often, when people think of "estate planning" they think it's a task only for the old, the rich, or the infirm. But, that simply is not...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Apr 5, 2018
- 3 min
Cross Training for Financial Fitness
John and Susan have been married for 38 years. Like many couples, early in their marriage, they gravitated toward a division of labor...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Feb 28, 2018
- 2 min
Estate Planning-Why a simple plan is not always better
A simple, common plan without a trust often includes holding title to property in “joint tenancy with rights of survivorship,” or simply...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Jan 29, 2018
- 2 min
Oregon's Laws of Inheritance
Oregon's Laws of Intestate Succession are based on the right of family members to inherit property from the decedent. Should you die with...
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Schneider Rasche LLC
- Dec 19, 2017
- 1 min
"I don't think that my estate is big enough for an estate plan"
Many people that attend our workshops come with the thinking that their estate isn't big enough for making an estate plan. Why is this a...
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These blogs are compliments of Schneider Rasche LLC and were written by The American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys.