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What Purpose Does Estate Planning Serve?

What Purpose Does Estate Planning Serve?

POSTED ON: September 5, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
When done right, it’s about protecting what you’ve built, while keeping the flexibility and control you care about most.
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What Does Decedent Mean?

What Does Decedent Mean?

POSTED ON: September 4, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
Understanding key legal terms like ‘decedent’ helps families navigate probate and estate matters more confidently.
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British Rock Legend's Carefully Planned Wealth Leaves No One Out

British Rock Legend's Carefully Planned Wealth Leaves No One Out

POSTED ON: September 3, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
Ozzy Osbourne’s thoughtful estate planning shows how advance preparation can preserve family unity, protect wealth, and ensure wishes are honored even in the public eye.
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Summer Is the Perfect Time to Tackle Estate Planning

Summer Is the Perfect Time to Tackle Estate Planning

POSTED ON: August 29, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
When work slows down, the kids are away at camp, and those long, hazy, lazy days of summer set in, it’s the perfect time to revisit your estate plan.
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Estate Planning with Young Children in Mind

Estate Planning with Young Children in Mind

POSTED ON: August 27, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
Estate planning ensures that your children and assets are cared for according to your wishes.
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Plan Your Estate in Mind for the Surviving Spouse

Plan Your Estate in Mind for the Surviving Spouse

POSTED ON: August 25, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
Estate planning should not end with a will—it should account for how your spouse will be protected, supported and guided after you're gone.
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How to Protect Estate Planning and IRAs when a Parent Remarries

How to Protect Estate Planning and IRAs when a Parent Remarries

POSTED ON: August 22, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
A daughter battled her father’s widow for his retirement account.
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Estate Planning Still Matters—Here’s Why

Estate Planning Still Matters—Here’s Why

POSTED ON: August 20, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
The new omnibus budget bill sets the federal estate-tax exemption at $15 million for the next year and provides for the threshold to remain permanently high—but that does not take estate planning off your to-do list.
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What You Need to Know about Estate Planning

What You Need to Know about Estate Planning

POSTED ON: August 18, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
Estate planning is all about taking charge of your legacy.
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Can You Leave Cryptocurrency to Heirs

Can You Leave Cryptocurrency to Heirs?

POSTED ON: August 15, 2025 BY: The Werner Law Firm
The most heartbreaking way to lose cryptocurrency involves forgetting passwords or losing access to private keys, effectively locking away digital wealth forever.
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