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Plan your estate planning beyond the first generation

Michael Baron
Dec 17, 2023
Dec 17, 2023

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Dear Michael: We are just completing our estate planning with our local attorney. He has drafted wills and a revocable trust for us. We had talked with him about protecting our property from long-term care costs. Is this covered under the revocable trust? He is the county attorney so I would assume he knows his stuff.

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Michael Baron provides estate planning guidance at Great Plains Diversified Services in Bismarck, North Dakota. Email him at KeeptheFamilyFarm@gmail.com.