Finding Truth In The Information Ocean

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.” Proverbs 15:14 New International Version (NIV). Information technology has expanded rapidly from print into radio, television, and the Internet, flooding us with more information than anyone can comprehend. Caitlin Dewey, digital […]

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Conciliation: Bridge-Building When Relationships Matter

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] When someone disagrees with you, the disagreement threatens to deprive you of something you that want or load a burden upon you that you do not want. Disagreements end in various ways, including physical violence, smoldering grudges, court orders, arbitration decisions, and negotiated settlements, but […]

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Planning For Minor Children & Multi-Generational Objectives

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] Estate planning includes planning with wills and trusts to pass money and possessions from one generation to the next. Too often, an older generation ignores the effect of its plans upon younger generations. That poor foresight allows poorly planned inheritance to vanish quickly, sometimes without […]

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Tax Sale Properties – A Great Deal?

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] So, you  just bought a nice little house in the country for $2,000 at the county tax sale. “Wow!” You think. “I can’t believe I bought this property for next to nothing! What a deal!!!” Did you really get a great deal? Maybe…or maybe not. […]

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Property Boundaries Can Shift – Where are Your Property Lines?

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] You wake up one morning to the sound of a lawn mower running just outside your window and discover that your neighbor is mowing your lawn. Should your response be: a.) thank your neighbor for this random act of kindness; b.) offer to pay your […]

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Estate and Trust Beneficiary Expectations

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] Hollywood must love the will opening “ceremony” because it has recycled the familiar scene repeatedly on the silver screen (Mommy Dearest,  Brewster’s Millions, The Ultimate Gift, etc.). The plot usually either begins or climaxes when a lawyer announces that some unrelated person receives almost all […]

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Business Planning To Boost Yields & Hedge Against Losses

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] Many farmers have already planned their next crop by the time their fall harvest ends. With wildly variable grain and livestock market prices and input costs, pennies quickly add up to dollars – whether as expenses or revenue. Planning to reduce expenses and avoid losses […]

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Giving Your Taxes to Charities

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Hawkins Elder Law.

[See our Disclaimers page about relying on this website’s contents.] We think about gift-giving during the holidays, but many people miss  opportunities to give taxable dollars to their favorite tax-exempt churches, colleges, and poverty relief organizations. An entire segment to estate planning is dedicated to the process of helping people give money to charities and […]

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