Tag: Patricia De Fonte – Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Tips for Commitment Without Marriage

Nov 30, 2019

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Patricia De Fonte – Estate Planning Attorney

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Advice columnist Ann Landers once observed that “love is friendship that has caught fire.” If that’s true, there are thousands of ways for that blaze to unfold. For many Americans, such devotion and passion do not need to be neatly formalized as marriage. In fact, our cultural norms are shifting, and quickly. Consider the following:…
Do It Now: Name a Guardian for Your Minor Child(ren)

Nov 19, 2019

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Patricia De Fonte – Estate Planning Attorney

in AAC, Professional

I know it’s hard. Thinking about someone else raising your children can stop you in your tracks. It feels crushing and too horrific to consider. But you must. If you don’t, a stranger will determine who raises your children if something happens to you – your children’s guardian could be a relative you despise or…