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Perspective

Feb. 3, 2012

Lifting the curtain on estate planning

The number one cause of trust and estate litigation is simple: Someone feels treated unfairly. By Michael Burstein of Burstein Law


By Michael Burstein


Trust and estate litigation is a growth industry. However, a careful estate planning attorney can work closely with clients to lessen the likelihood that plans drafted will ever result in litigation.


In most client meetings, attorneys will ask why the person has come in. A handful of reasons repeat: "I want to avoid probate," "I want to save taxes," and "I want to avoid any fighting." Avoiding probate is...

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