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><channel><title>Diesmart.com &#187; Estate Representative</title> <atom:link href="http://diesmart.com/category/estate-representative-guardian-conservator/executor-and-estate-representative/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://diesmart.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:08:34 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=</generator> <item><title>25 Documents You Need Before You Die</title><link>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/25-documents-you-need-before-you-die/</link> <comments>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/25-documents-you-need-before-you-die/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Minna Vallentine</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Beneficiary Basics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Durable Power of Attorney Form]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Estate Representative]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Financial Agent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Care Agent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Care Power of Attorney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Living Will Form]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Other Financial Directives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Other Medical Directives]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Settle an Estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trust Assets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trustee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UTMA Custodian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wills and Living Trusts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[estate representative]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life insurance policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Living Will]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trust]]></category> <category><![CDATA[will]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://diesmart.com/?p=7318</guid> <description><![CDATA[Recently, the Wall Street Journal weekend edition had a very interesting article titled &#8220;25 Documents You Need Before You Die.&#8221; Basically, it says that you should make sure that the originals of all of your valuable papers are put somewhere safe and that a loved one knows where that safe place is. Otherwise, when you [...]<div
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href='http://diesmart.com/freeoffer/' rel='bookmark' title='Free Offer'>Free Offer</a>&nbsp;<i>Thanks for joining Kathy Lane on Michael Baisden. As a thanks for tuning in, we&#8217;d like to offer the first chapter in Die Smart: 11 Mistakes that Cost Your Family When You Die, as a free download. Just enter your name and email address below and you&#8217;ll be on your way to smarter planning. &#8220;Die$mart, tackles [...]...</i></li></ul></div>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://diesmart.com/elder-law/health-care-power-of-attorney/25-documents-you-need-before-you-die/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Estate Tax: Senate Bill 722</title><link>http://diesmart.com/estate-representative-guardian-conservator/executor-and-estate-representative/estate-tax-senate-bill-722/</link> <comments>http://diesmart.com/estate-representative-guardian-conservator/executor-and-estate-representative/estate-tax-senate-bill-722/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:55:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Estate Representative]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2009 estate tax law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[death tax]]></category> <category><![CDATA[estate tax exemption allowance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[estate tax rates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[federal estate tax]]></category><guid
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