Ashley Flotte’s Legal Blog

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about the Twilight book series, which has apparently spawned a new film that opened last weekend. It seems that Twilight is all the rage among the kids these days. Have we gone from Harry Potter to vampires? I’m not sure I like that.
                I honestly don’t know anything [...]

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Things to rejoice:
·         The attorneys at Smith & Garg are here to help you in all your Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning, Probate, Family Law, Immigration, Business Law, Litigation, Credit, and Employment Law needs.
·         It’s a short week. T minus three days until turkey, dressing and cranberry sauce.
·         A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving [...]

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                Unless you have been under a rock over the past several months, you know that the economy has taken a bit of a downturn. Banks are failing. Corporate giants are collapsing. The market is volatile.  The government is doling out bailouts to try and resuscitate the country’s financial state in unprecedented amounts.  Not surprisingly, the [...]

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           The thought of discussing lifetime gifting with your estate planning attorney may seem counterintuitive. After all, one typically visits their estate planning attorney to discuss matters such as distributing assets at death or planning for incapacity. Gifting, however, often serves a direct role in planning your estate, particularly when it comes to wealth transfer [...]

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A man is laying in his hospital bed dying of a terminal illness. He calls in his lawyer, his doctor, and his priest and announces to the group: “Gentleman, I am going to die soon and I have made a decision. There is no one I wish to leave my estate to and I have [...]

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