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		<title>Estate Planning Basics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting Down to the Basics of Estate Planning&#8230; In General By definition, an estate plan is an arrangement for your assets and debts upon your incapacity and death. The law has a default estate plan for us all called Intestacy. This default arrangement is often more costly than the plan you would make and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Injury &amp; Wrongful Death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have or someone you know has fallen or been involved in an accident resulting in injury or death, take the following advice: Contact us as soon as possible to retain a lawyer of your own. Delay in obtaining legal counsel could further complicate your matter, reduce the amount you could recover, or make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security Disability Matters and Procedures an Attorney Will Address For You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the definition of “Disabled” as interpreted by the Social Security Administration Determining Disability Under the Regulations and Rulings Medical-Vocational Guidelines Social Security Disability and SSI: Nondisability Requirements and Other Differences Special Disability Programs Appeal Process Before Initial Interview Initial Interview After Initial Interview — Hearing Stage After Initial Interview — Below Hearing Stage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Social Security Disability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Disability is something most people do not like to think about. But the chances that you will become disabled probably are greater than you realize. Studies show that a 20-year-old worker has a 3 in 10 chance of becoming disabled before reaching full retirement age. The Social Security Administration pays benefits to people who cannot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crwatkinslaw.com/what-is-social-security-disability</link>
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		<title>The First Steps to Take When Someone Dies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The emotional trauma brought on by the death of a close family member is often accompanied by bewilderment about the financial and legal steps the survivors must take. These steps may inconveniently come on top of commitments to family and work that can’t be set aside. Probate, also known as estate administration, is the process [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crwatkinslaw.com/first-steps-to-take-when-someone-dies</link>
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		<title>Bill of Rights For Those Who Grieve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Grief can be overwhelming, agonizing, numbing. But no matter how terrible, the bereaved have to go through it. Those who try to bottle up and avoid their feelings only prolong the experience. Grief is part of the process we must go through to get to the other side — to fully recover from our bereavement. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Estates &#8211; Predicting When Your Estate Will Have Problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Estate planning is important for everyone but especially important for those of us who already have combustible issues in their lives. If we fail to plan when we have unsettled problems, then when we die we are guaranteeing family conflicts and expensive legal battles will flame up. Often, we know the source of potential drama. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crwatkinslaw.com/estate-planning-problems</link>
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		<title>Estate Planning Issues in Domestic Partnerships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Same-sex couples face extraordinary challenges in estate planning. This Law Office welcomes people from all walks of life and those with alternative lifestyles. We will prepare you and your estate plan for the particular issues which may present themselves upon the incapacity &#8211; be it temporary or permanent &#8211; and upon the death of you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crwatkinslaw.com/estate-planning-issues-in-domestic-partnerships</link>
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		<title>Estate Planning for Stress Avoidance and Stress Reduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SMART ESTATE PLANNING TO ELIMINATE STRESS We all worry about the future. Because we can’t predict or control it. The best thing we can do is get ready for it. Drafting your will is a great way to eliminate unnecessary stress about the unknown. By putting in writing what our plans and wishes are, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.crwatkinslaw.com/estate-planning-for-stress-avoidance-and-stress-reduction</link>
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		<title>Incentive Trusts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One variation of trusts which is creating a lot of excitement with parents is called The Incentive Trust. Traditionally, a trust would, at most, specify the age at which a beneficiary would receive money. However, often the unintended result would be, in the absence of your guidance, the creation of brats or unproductive adults. In [...]]]></description>
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