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How to Choose Good Helpers for Your Estate Plan
As you complete your estate plan, you will need to name various "helpers." These are the people who will carry out your plan when the time comes. When will that time be? When you are disabled or you pass away. These helpers will be there to oversee the legal and...
Getting Old Ain’t for Sissies: 9 Things to Consider As You Get Older
As anyone who is aging can tell you, the old saying is true: The days may be long, but the years are short. Time may be speeding by so much that there's a good chance you haven't sat down to discuss with loved ones the different things you should consider as you get...
Your Bucket List for Estate Planning: Why a Trust Might Be Right for You
The Bucket List, a 2007 Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson movie inspired a lot of people to think about their own bucket lists, or the things they would like to do before they die. While a trip around the world in a sailboat may seem a lot more exciting and...
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Edwards Group is Hiring!
How would you like to work at your favorite estate planning firm in Springfield? See the ad below for details: CLIENT COORDINATOR, EDWARDS GROUP LLC Do you make a good first impression? Busy and growing estate planning law firm seeks a new team member to help the firm...
Fall Family Fun
Celebrating families is one of the things that makes Edwards Group unique. We're not just about documents. We're about relationships. That's why we love sharing our families with our clients. We hope that you and your family are having a wonderful fall and finding...
Ask the Attorneys: Medicaid’s Look-back Rule
"Are asset gifts to spouses exempt from the 5-year "look back" for Medicaid? --Charles A. Generally speaking, assets transfers to a spouse are exempt from the 5-year look-back rule. Transferring assets from the Medicaid applicant spouse to the community spouse (the...
Beyond the Basics Workshops
We are not holding any Beyond the Basics Workshops at this time. Questions? Contact our Client Coordinator at 217-726-9200 or at tarina@edwardsgroupllc.com. To download our current learning calendar with all of our workshop dates, click HERE.
Ask the Attorneys: Life Insurance (pt. 2)
"Is it possible to purchase life insurance for a disabled person? I tried to purchase life insurance for my disabled son and he was turned down." -- Jan L. Yes, it is possible to get life insurance for a disabled person. However, as with all life insurance, the...
Ask the Attorneys: Life Insurance (part 1)
"Is estate planning the same as having life insurance?" -- Julie H They’re not the same thing, but effective estate planning might include life insurance. Good estate planning uses certain legal strategies (wills, trusts, power of attorneys, etc.) coupled with the use...
Baseball, family legacies and estate planning
Baseball -- it's a family legacy. I just finished Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Wait Till Next Year, and while it might seem like a good title for Cubs' fans, in this memoir Goodwin recounts growing up in Brooklyn during the 50's and rooting for the Dodgers. For me, my...
Carrying My Kids to Bed
You can't stop the clock. One night Michelle and I pull into the garage. It's 10 pm. The kids were up WAY later than usual. No surprise, they are asleep in their car seats. 4 year old Bailey sits in the 3rd seat in our SUV. I unbuckle her and try to somehow get her...
Getting Started With Funeral and Burial Wishes
"They saved on taxes and avoided probate, but after the funeral, the kids never talked again." Not a very successful plan then, was it? Even if you save taxes, avoid probate court and leave plenty of money for your family -- what's the point of a plan if the family...
Edwards Family Vacation 2011
Our vacation to the Carolinas was a big success! We saw 4 beaches, 3 pools, 2 states and survived a flight with the kids! Here are a few pictures of all the fun we had: