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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?

A Will, is sometimes called a "Last Will and Testament"
Used to transfer property you hold in your name to the person(s) and/or organization(s) you want to have it. A Will also typically names someone you select to be your Personal Representative (or "Executor") to carry out your instructions and names a Guardian if you have minor children. A Will only becomes effective upon your death, and after it is admitted to probate.

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Estate Planning Terms

Today's Terms

Decedent

Definition:
A person who has died.

Trustee

Definition:
A person or institution responsible for the management and distribution of property held in a Trust. The trustee has the authority to act according to the instructions provided in the trust agreement. See Fiduciary.

Family Limited Partnership

Definition:
A legal partnership agreement between members of a family for the management and control of property for the benefit of family members. Sometimes used to minimize transfer taxes.

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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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