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Grayson Van Horn
October 1, 2021

Preventing Beneficiaries from Contesting the Terms of Your Trust.

Grayson Van Horn
October 1, 2021
Preventing Beneficiaries from Contesting the Terms of Your Trust.

How do I keep my trust beneficiaries from asking my trustee for more than what’s stated in the trust?

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Grayson Van Horn
September 1, 2021

Protecting Your Children from the “Next” Spouse

Grayson Van Horn
September 1, 2021
Protecting Your Children from the “Next” Spouse

How do I protect my children’s inheritance from my partner’s next spouse?

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Grayson Van Horn
May 18, 2020

Can You Exclude Your Spouse or Children from Your Will in Oklahoma?

Grayson Van Horn
May 18, 2020
Can You Exclude Your Spouse or Children from Your Will in Oklahoma?

There are some you can exclude—and some you can’t.

Grayson Van Horn
February 1, 2020

How the SECURE Act Could Change Your Estate Planning

Grayson Van Horn
February 1, 2020
How the SECURE Act Could Change Your Estate Planning

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement, or SECURE Act, is a bipartisan retirement bill that was passed by Congress in December 2019 and goes into effect in 2020.

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Grayson Van Horn
August 7, 2019

Can I Rely on Social Security for My Retirement?

Grayson Van Horn
August 7, 2019
Can I Rely on Social Security for My Retirement?

"Will I pay social security tax if I continue working after my full retirement age?" The short answer is YES, and you will pay a lot of it.

"Will I collect social security if I retire 15 or more years from now?" The short answer is YES, but not as much as you should.

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Grayson Van Horn
August 7, 2019

Do I Need a Title Fraud Monitor?

Grayson Van Horn
August 7, 2019
Do I Need a Title Fraud Monitor?

There is no need to pay someone else to do what you can easily do yourself. In this post, I’ll explain how.

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Grayson Van Horn
December 1, 2018

Are There Reasons Other Than Probate Avoidance to Establish a Living Trust?

Grayson Van Horn
December 1, 2018
Are There Reasons Other Than Probate Avoidance to Establish a Living Trust?

Answer: YES. There are many!

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Grayson Van Horn
November 20, 2018

With the New Lower Income Tax Rates, Should I Continue to Itemize My Deductions?

Grayson Van Horn
November 20, 2018
With the New Lower Income Tax Rates, Should I Continue to Itemize My Deductions?

In many cases standard deductions will serve your needs; if you make charitable contributions, a donor advised fund (DAV) may work for you.

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Grayson Van Horn
November 17, 2018

Will I Automatically Inherit My Spouse’s House?

Grayson Van Horn
November 17, 2018
Will I Automatically Inherit My Spouse’s House?

If you move into a home that your spouse owned before you were married, will you inherit it upon your spouse’s death? The answer is “it depends.”

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Grayson Van Horn
October 9, 2018

The Estate Planning Move Everyone Should Make Now

Grayson Van Horn
October 9, 2018
The Estate Planning Move Everyone Should Make Now

Regardless of your income or net worth, there is one estate planning move that every person should make right now.

Grayson Van Horn
September 7, 2018

Will You (or Your Heirs) Have to Pay Estate Tax?

Grayson Van Horn
September 7, 2018
Will You (or Your Heirs) Have to Pay Estate Tax?

The answer is probably not, unless you are very wealthy!

Grayson Van Horn
September 4, 2018

Avoid Probate by Establishing a Revocable Living Trust

Grayson Van Horn
September 4, 2018
Avoid Probate by Establishing a Revocable Living Trust

Spare your loved ones the unnecessary time and expense of probate by establishing a revocable living trust.


Tagged: Probate, Estate Planning, revocable living trust

Grayson Van Horn
September 4, 2018

How Do You Avoid Probate without Establishing a Trust?

Grayson Van Horn
September 4, 2018
How Do You Avoid Probate without Establishing a Trust?

If you don't establish a trust, you can avoid probate only if you own all of your assets in non-probate form. 

Tagged: Probate, Estate Planning

Grayson Van Horn
September 4, 2018

At What Age Should You Start Estate Planning?

Grayson Van Horn
September 4, 2018
At What Age Should You Start Estate Planning?

Whether or not you have many assets, estate planning is important because it allows you to appoint decision makers who can act on your behalf in times of need.

Tagged: Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Medical Decisions, Advance Directive for Health Care, Living Will

Grayson Van Horn
September 4, 2018

Do You Need a Will?

Grayson Van Horn
September 4, 2018
Do You Need a Will?

Make the right choice by understanding the pros and cons.

Tagged: Estate Planning, Probate, Wills

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Preventing Beneficiaries from Contesting the Terms of Your Trust.
Oct 1, 2021
Preventing Beneficiaries from Contesting the Terms of Your Trust.
Oct 1, 2021

How do I keep my trust beneficiaries from asking my trustee for more than what’s stated in the trust?

Oct 1, 2021
Protecting Your Children from the “Next” Spouse
Sep 1, 2021
Protecting Your Children from the “Next” Spouse
Sep 1, 2021

How do I protect my children’s inheritance from my partner’s next spouse?

Sep 1, 2021
Can You Exclude Your Spouse or Children from Your Will in Oklahoma?
May 18, 2020
Can You Exclude Your Spouse or Children from Your Will in Oklahoma?
May 18, 2020

There are some you can exclude—and some you can’t.

May 18, 2020
How the SECURE Act Could Change Your Estate Planning
Feb 1, 2020
How the SECURE Act Could Change Your Estate Planning
Feb 1, 2020

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement, or SECURE Act, is a bipartisan retirement bill that was passed by Congress in December 2019 and goes into effect in 2020.

Feb 1, 2020
Can I Rely on Social Security for My Retirement?
Aug 7, 2019
Can I Rely on Social Security for My Retirement?
Aug 7, 2019

"Will I pay social security tax if I continue working after my full retirement age?" The short answer is YES, and you will pay a lot of it.

"Will I collect social security if I retire 15 or more years from now?" The short answer is YES, but not as much as you should.

Aug 7, 2019
Do I Need a Title Fraud Monitor?
Aug 7, 2019
Do I Need a Title Fraud Monitor?
Aug 7, 2019

There is no need to pay someone else to do what you can easily do yourself. In this post, I’ll explain how.

Aug 7, 2019
Are There Reasons Other Than Probate Avoidance to Establish a Living Trust?
Dec 1, 2018
Are There Reasons Other Than Probate Avoidance to Establish a Living Trust?
Dec 1, 2018

Answer: YES. There are many!

Dec 1, 2018
With the New Lower Income Tax Rates, Should I Continue to Itemize My Deductions?
Nov 20, 2018
With the New Lower Income Tax Rates, Should I Continue to Itemize My Deductions?
Nov 20, 2018

In many cases standard deductions will serve your needs; if you make charitable contributions, a donor advised fund (DAV) may work for you.

Nov 20, 2018
Will I Automatically Inherit My Spouse’s House?
Nov 17, 2018
Will I Automatically Inherit My Spouse’s House?
Nov 17, 2018

If you move into a home that your spouse owned before you were married, will you inherit it upon your spouse’s death? The answer is “it depends.”

Nov 17, 2018
The Estate Planning Move Everyone Should Make Now
Oct 9, 2018
The Estate Planning Move Everyone Should Make Now
Oct 9, 2018

Regardless of your income or net worth, there is one estate planning move that every person should make right now.

Oct 9, 2018
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