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Overlooking This Basic Part of Your Estate Plan Can Be Tragic
By 5 West Legal | | Estate Planning
The recent death of the CEO of QuadrigaCX, a major cryptocurrency exchange in Canada, demonstrates a basic, yet often-overlooked, tenet of effective estate planning:In the event of your incapacity or death, if your heirs don’t know how to find or ...
Read More Your “Blended” Family Is Likely Headed to Court Unless You Do This
By 5 West Legal | | Blended Family Issues
By Five West Legal If you have a blended family and do not plan for what happens to your assets in the event of your incapacity or eventual death, you are almost certainly guaranteeing hurt feelings, conflict, and maybe even ...
Read More Getting Divorced? Don’t Overlook These 4 Updates to Your Estate Plan—Part 2
By 5 West Legal | | Conscious Divorce
Going through divorce can be an overwhelming experience that impacts nearly every facet of your life, including estate planning. Yet, with so much to deal with during the divorce process, many people forget to update their plan or put it ...
Read More 4 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Go Without An Estate Plan
By 5 West Legal | | Asset Protection
October 19th-25th, 2020 is National Estate Planning Awareness Week, so if you've been thinking about creating an estate plan, but still haven't checked it off your to-do list, now is the perfect time to get it done. If you or ...
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