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Estate Planning Insights – ASSET PROTECTION PART II: FDIC INSURANCE

PART I: FDIC INSURANCE Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist The economic news continues to get worse and worse. First, here is a brief summary of some of the advice I offered in last month’s Estate-Planning Insights...
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Estate Planning Insights – ASSET PROTECTION IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

PART I: FDIC INSURANCE Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Nearly every day now, newspapers and televisions are blasting us with information about how bad the economy is. We are in the worst economic crisis since at...

Estate Planning Insights – WHAT TO DO WHEN SOMEONE DIES WITH A TRUST

Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist A Revocable Living Trust allows you to avoid probate at death. You don’t have to hire an attorney to go to court. However, you still need an estate-planning attorney to...

Estate Planning Insights – HAWAI‘I’S INTESTACY LAW

If You Die Without a Will Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist When a person dies without a will, that person has died “intestate.” The “intestacy law” determines who inherits the property of someone who dies without...

Estate Planning Insights – THE SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST

A Way to Care for a Disabled Family Member Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Suppose you have a child with a disability. Maybe the child was born or later developed a mental disability, or maybe even...

Estate Planning Insights – THE VALUE OF A SPECIALIST

“Specialist” for a Reason Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Most of us see our general practice physician when we’re sick. If a serious illness is discovered, however, we are referred to a specialist. If we have...

Estate Planning Insights – REAL ESTATE AND REVOCABLE TRUSTS

Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist Before you put real estate into a revocable trust, you should consider your age, your health, whether you might refinance or sell your home someday, whether your death might result...

Estate Planning Insights – SIX KINDS OF WILLS

Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist There are at least five names for legal documents that include the word “will:” will, last will and testament, pour-over will, living will and ethical will. I will explain each...

Estate Planning Insights – WILLS, TRUSTS AND PRIVACY (PART 2)

Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist In last month’s issue, we discussed the privacy of wills and trusts while a person is living. In this issue, we will focus on the privacy of wills and trusts...

Estate Planning Insights – WILLS, TRUSTS AND PRIVACY (PART 1)

Ethan R. Okura Hawai‘i Herald Columnist In this column, let’s compare the privacy of wills with the privacy of trusts while you are living. The attorney who prepares either document – and the attorney’s paralegal or...

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