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Chicago Estate Planning News Headlines

KPMG to Pay $456 Million for Criminal Violations

Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Lawsuit

Presiding Judges Named In Fifth Judicial District

Public Members Sought for Supreme Court Committee

Egyptian Man Pleads Guilty To Alien Smuggling Charges

New Director For The Administrative Office Of The Trial Court

Justice Department Resolves Litigation with Laurel Regional Hospital

Attorney General To Argue His First Case Before State Supreme Court

Law Day, U.S.A., 2006

Committee To Present Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards

Major Expansion Of Dwi - Drug Courts Recommended

Appointment To State Bar Of Michigan Board Of Commissioners

Law Firm Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million for Violating Court Order

Study Shows Progress of Women and People of Color Among Legal Professionals

New members to the Committee on Professional Standards

Safety And Health Topics: Workplace Violence

Racial Discrimination Damages Of $120,000

Proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

Violation Of A Technical Rule

Law Firm, Ironically, For The Unfair

Ruling On Respondent's Motion To Dismiss

Respondent Vigorously Argues

Numbering Among Its Clients Various AFL-CIO

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Did You Know?

The costs and expenses of a conservatorship are paid by your estate
A CONSERVATORSHIP is if you suffer from an incurable disease or are involved in a debilitating accident and are unable to manage your own affairs, state law might require someone to go to court to have a conservator appointed by the court. The conservator is given the authority to make financial decisions and handle your financial affairs, under court supervision, when you lack the capacity to manage them on your own.

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Estate Planning Terms

Today's Terms

Estate

Definition:
The total of all assets, all debts and other obligations of an individual. At the time of death the total amount of benefits (life insurance, annuity and retirement benefits) to be paid to beneficiaries are often also considered part of the estate for Federal Estate Tax purposes

Will

Definition:
A written document that provides instructions for disposing of a person's property upon the person's death. A will generally also names an executor or personal representative to handle the estate.

Informed Consent

Definition:
An authorization to proceed by a person who has been given and understands all of the relevant facts.

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Trusts
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Chicago Estate-Planning Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an Estate-Planning attorney you should contact our Estate-Planning Attorney as soon as possible:

Arlington Heights
Aurora
Bartlett
Berwyn
Bolingbrook
Buffalo Grove
Carol Stream
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Cicero
Des Plaines
Elgin
Glenview
Granite City

Harvey
Joliet
Lockport
Lombard
Mchenry
Moline
Mount Prospect
Normal
Oak Lawn
Palatine
Plainfield
Tinley Park
Waukegan
Wheaton

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