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FIND YOUR PERFECT PLAN
YOU NEED THIS IF...
You want to decide who inherits what when you pass away
You want to choose who will control and distribute your estate
You want to make sure that you will always have someone who can make
decisions for you if you can't make them yourself
You want to choose who will take care of your minor children if you pass
away
You don't want your family to have to go through the headache and
expense of probate (a process lasting 6 months or more)
You want to decide how your children will receive their inheritance
- all at once or in stages
You want to protect your children's inheritance from potential divorce,
creditors, bankruptcy, or even themselves!
You want to preserve any government benefits your child may be receiving
You want to protect yourself from the costs of nursing homes and medical
bills
You want to ensure that you or your spouse are never financially exploited
later in life
You want to know that you did everything you could to preserve a legacy
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for your family