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melissadoughertyan

Mar 201 min read

Colorado Estate Planning Wills & Trusts

Are you making plans to retire? One of the major changes in life, also necessitates generational wealth planning in advance. I offer a...

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Expert Denver Estate Planning Attorney for Generational Wealth

melissadoughertyan

Mar 41 min read

Expert Denver Estate Planning Attorney for Generational Wealth

I am an attorney who helps people write Wills and Trusts. As a specialist in Estate Planning Services, I am better than other attorneys...

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melissadoughertyan

Feb 250 min read

Colorado Estate Plan 101

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melissadoughertyan

Nov 11, 20221 min read

Top Estate Planning Documents

Here is a list of the documents my clients ask me for the most: (1) Revocable Living Trust (2) Pour Over Will (3) General Durable Power...

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melissadoughertyan

Nov 1, 20221 min read

Alternative Burial Options in Colorado

An essential piece of information when it comes to estate planning is instruction for the disposition of an individual’s body. The most...

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melissadoughertyan

Oct 23, 20221 min read

Responsibilities of the Trustee

In the state of Colorado, trustees hold a variety of responsibilities outlined by state laws and those determined by trust documents....

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melissadoughertyan

Oct 6, 20221 min read

The Case of the Judd Sisters

It is very common in trust drafting for one spouse to leave the surviving spouse everything. This is the case for country singer Wynonna...

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melissadoughertyan

Sep 2, 20222 min read

Ann Heche dies without a Will

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/entertainment/anne-heche-estate/index.html The actess Ann Heche did not have an Estate Plan in place. Her...

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melissadoughertyan

Aug 25, 20221 min read

Advanced Generational Wealth Planning

Advanced Generational Wealth Planning, just takes a little time and effort. I encourage you to make a plan to direct where you want your...

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The Crushing Financial Penalties for Marriage in Your Later Years—Courtesy of Uncle Sam

melissadoughertyan

Aug 23, 20222 min read

The Crushing Financial Penalties for Marriage in Your Later Years—Courtesy of Uncle Sam

https://apple.news/A4JPwzxfsSFKHu8AHebe16A A devastating new critique in the Washington University Law Review has spelled out how...

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melissadoughertyan

Aug 2, 20221 min read

Probate Administration

When I represent my Probate Administration clients, my main focus is to help assist them to navigate the court process. My first step in...

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melissadoughertyan

May 19, 20221 min read

Melissa Dougherty Anderson Law

Have you recently lost a loved one, and are trying to navigate the probate court process? If you need to re-title a home or other real...

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melissadoughertyan

Apr 15, 20221 min read

Trust Funding

Trust Funding is an important step in the process of Estate Planning. A settlor may want to elect to Quit Claim their house title into...

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melissadoughertyan

Nov 23, 20213 min read

Life Insurance as a Planning Tool

https://money.com/best-life-insurance/ How Life Insurance Figures into Estate Planning By Susan Doktor Life insurance is a...

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melissadoughertyan

Nov 20, 20218 min read

Wholistic Planning

I have often said to my clients that drafting a Will and Revocable Trust are just one component of family wealth planning. You should...

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Don’t put your kids on the title of your home. There’s a better way for them to inherit the property

melissadoughertyan

Oct 25, 20213 min read

Don’t put your kids on the title of your home. There’s a better way for them to inherit the property

WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE FROM October 25, 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/20/dont-put-your-kids-title-your-home-there...

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Don’t put your kids on the title of your home. There’s a better way for them to inherit the

melissadoughertyan

Oct 20, 20213 min read

Don’t put your kids on the title of your home. There’s a better way for them to inherit the

WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE FROM October 25, 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/20/dont-put-your-kids-title-your-home-there...

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A Simple Guide to Estate Planning for Young Adults

melissadoughertyan

Aug 3, 20213 min read

A Simple Guide to Estate Planning for Young Adults

Article by: Lucille Rosetti Author of "The Bereved" info@the bereaved.org Most people wait until a major life event occurs to write a...

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melissadoughertyan

May 27, 20212 min read

Black Panther Died Without a Will

Hollywood Star Chadwick Boseman, dies of cancer without drafting his Estate Plan This is an unbelievable story. Chadwick Boseman the...

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melissadoughertyan

Apr 30, 20211 min read