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Missouri Will Contests
How to contest a will in Missouri: the grounds, who is an interested person, the six-month deadline under RSMo 473.083, and what a will contest involves.
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Missouri Will Requirements
Missouri will requirements: sound-mind and age-18 capacity, a signed writing, two witnesses, self-proving affidavits, and no handwritten or oral wills.
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Selling Inherited Property in Missouri
Yes, you can sell inherited property in Missouri. Clear title through probate or a determination of heirship, weigh capital gains, then close the sale.
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Iowa Estate Planning Basics
Iowa estate planning basics: the will, durable power of attorney, advance directive, and beneficiary forms every adult needs, plus no Iowa inheritance tax.
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Iowa Revocable Living Trust
How an Iowa revocable living trust avoids probate under the Iowa Trust Code: creating it, funding it, the pour-over will, and what it costs.
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Iowa Trust Administration
How to administer an Iowa trust after the grantor dies: successor trustee duties under the Iowa Trust Code, notice, accounting, and taxes.
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Digital Assets and Estate Planning in Iowa
How to plan for and access a deceased person's digital assets in Iowa under Chapter 638: online tools, will and POA language, crypto, and executor access.
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Federal Estate Tax and Iowa
Iowa has no estate tax, and the Iowa inheritance tax is repealed for deaths on or after January 1, 2025. Only the federal estate tax can reach an Iowa estate.
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How to Avoid Probate in Iowa
How to avoid probate in Iowa: joint tenancy, POD accounts, transfer-on-death securities, beneficiary designations, revocable trusts, and the small estate paths.
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Iowa Ancillary Probate
Iowa ancillary probate when a nonresident owned Iowa real estate: admit a foreign will, record a muniment of title, or appoint a foreign administrator.
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