Private Client Legal Blogs & Lawyer Blogs

Private client legal blogs, published by family lawyers and private client law firms, including posts regarding wealth management, managing your finances and investments, wills, estates and probate, in addition to general family law issues.

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Probate & online records

by EdwardHandsandLewis May 16, 2013 Blawg

By Emma Fuller Many people now store their documents on their computers and no longer have paper bank statements.  This trend has developed over several years now and means that our approach to dealing with probate has to evolve to keep up with these changes. In days gone by, many people would store all of […]

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Norwich Solicitors Take Part in Free Wills Month

by GordonDean May 14, 2013 Law

Over £170,000 was raised during Free Wills Month at Gordon Dean Solicitors in Norwich. The Free Wills Month campaign brings together various well-known charity organisations to give people aged 55 and over the chance to have their wills written or updated free of charge by using a range of participating solicitors in a range of […]

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Can Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Help You Keep Your Home?

by contactus May 9, 2013 Banking and Finance Law

(US Law) If you are considering bankruptcy, you may be worried about losing your home. The good news is that bankruptcy may offer a path to not only paying down your debt, but also keeping your home. The bad news is that if you have missed mortgage payments or have otherwise fallen behind on debts, […]

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Well I declare! Why use a Declaration of Trust.

by EdwardHandsandLewis May 9, 2013 Banking and Finance Law

A Declaration of Trust is an arrangement setting out who shall have the ownership of an asset and be able to benefit from it.  This is important if your assets include land or business interests. A declaration of trust is a binding statement by the legal owner of an asset declaring that he holds the […]

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Not everything always goes to plan.

by LawFirmNetwork May 7, 2013 Blogging

Did I or didn’t I cut the grass I hear you ask?  Well I did, but not when I had expected or planned to do it. I had expected for Saturday morning to be the day to do it, but the weather took a different view on that. Not just a bit of rain, but […]

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10 Reasons to make a Will

by EdwardHandsandLewis May 7, 2013 Estate Planning

  We know that many people put off making Will as it feels morbid to them, but making a Will is not about planning for death.  It is about securing peace of mind for many years to come knowing that your affairs are in order.  Some clients renew their Wills annually to ensure that they […]

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Choosing Your Chicago Estate Planning Lawyer

by Marc Bluementhal May 4, 2013 Business

Planning your estate may not be the most favorite thing on your “to-do” list, but if you have not yet met with a great Chicago lawyer, it is probably time to make plans to get that one thing off the list. Obviously, the first step is choosing an Estate Planning Attorney Chicago who has enough […]

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Claims under the Inheritance Act

by EdwardHandsandLewis April 30, 2013 Blawg

It is widely thought that in England we are free to leave our property by Will to whomsoever we choose.  However, should you fail to adequately provide for those who relied on you, then some of those people may be able to claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, if they […]

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Why a Deed of Trust is crucial for young couples starting on the housing ladder

by EdwardHandsandLewis April 25, 2013 Conveyancing

With the Government’s new initiatives on helping young couples start on the housing ladder, and the trend towards sharing the cost of mortgages with family or partners, it is becoming increasingly important to document what should happen if it all goes wrong.   Did one partner provide the deposit, if so should they get that […]

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Video Wills

by tyemason April 10, 2013 Estate Planning

The Wills Act 1837, which has equivalents in many Commonwealth countries, states that in order to be valid, a will must be correctly executed: it must be signed, dated and witnessed by two independent witnesses. The Act does not state, however, that a will must be written on paper, in a specific format or using […]

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