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Parents, Step-Parents and Children Oh My! Blended Families + Death = A Potential Nightmare
Anyone who’s seen an episode of “Modern Family” knows that families these days come in many different shapes and sizes. Long gone are the days when a “family” was defined as a mother, father and two children (or was it 2.5 children? Where does the .5 come from anyway?). In this article, we’ll focus on…
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Create a Stronger Blended Family Through Estate Planning
Blended families were once considered “non-traditional” families, but today, blended families are becoming just as common as non-blended families. Currently, 52% of married couples (or unmarried couples who live together) have a step-kin relationship of some kind, and 4 in 10 new marriages involve remarriage. If you’re part of a blended family, you’ve probably recognized…