12. Estate Planning and Ownership

Articles

Barriers To Estate Planning (January 1997)

Estate planning can freeze you in your tracks. It is complicated. It is legal. It requires tough decisions. Most of all it projects yourself forward in time beyond your lifetime. Not exactly a fun topic to think about, let alone take action.

Talk Over Your Estate Plans - Now! (August 1995)

Why is it easier to learn the serial number of the unknown soldier than it is to learn about your parent's estate plan? How can children and parents farm together for twenty or thirty years yet not discuss how they will handle the estate? How ca

Don't Give Away The Farm With Strings Attached (September 2006)

This article explains some of the problems farm families face when they try to help their adult children too much and design a helping role for themselves during retirement. there is the possibility all the giving will be resented if the older farmer is perceived as controlling and not letting go of basic decisions.

Five Reasons Farmers Put Off Estate Planning (April 2007)

This article looks at the reasons why farmers delay too long in putting their estates and succession plans in order and some of the problems that result.

Farm Estates: When The Law Becomes A Weapon (November 2007)

This article describes how elderly parents are subject to manipulation and control by offsrping who are motivated by greed. Examples are given how this financial manipulation and abuse can destroy family relationships and result in expensive litigation.

Open Estate Planning Prevents Family Problems (February 2008)

This article describes how to prevent financial abuse of the elderly by engaging in a process of open estate planning and other alternatives.

Open Estate Planning - Maybe Not (March 2008)

This article contains examples on how disclosing an estate plan results in pressure and abuse of the parents who shared their estate plans with their children. This is a caution about how being open may backfire.

Divide Your Estate, Not Your Family (Part One) (April 2008)

This article discusses some of the pitfalls in estate planning that can inadvertently lead to family dissension.

Divide Your Estate, Not Your Family (Part Two) (April 2008)

This is the second part of a two part series describing the pitfalls in estate planning that inadvertently cause family dissension.

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	Val Farmer 35 Years of Counseling Rural Topics I. Family Farming and Ranching 12. Estate Planning and Ownership Login Articles Barriers To Estate Planning (January 1997) Estate planning can freeze you in your tracks. It is complicated. It is legal. It requires tough decisions. Most of all it projects yourself forward in time beyond your lifetime. Not exactly a fun topic to think about, let alone take action. Talk Over Your Estate Plans - Now! (August 1995) Why is it easier to learn the serial number of the unknown soldier than it is to learn about your parent's estate plan? How can children and parents farm together for twenty or thirty years yet not discuss how they will handle the estate? How ca Don't Give Away The Farm With Strings Attached (September 2006) This article explains some of the problems farm families face when they try to help their adult children too much and design a helping role for themselves during retirement. there is the possibility all the giving will be resented if the older farmer is perceived as controlling and not letting go of basic decisions. Five Reasons Farmers Put Off Estate Planning (April 2007) This article looks at the reasons why farmers delay too long in putting their estates and succession plans in order and some of the problems that result. Farm Estates: When The Law Becomes A Weapon (November 2007) This article describes how elderly parents are subject to manipulation and control by offsrping who are motivated by greed. Examples are given how this financial manipulation and abuse can destroy family relationships and result in expensive litigation. Open Estate Planning Prevents Family Problems (February 2008) This article describes how to prevent financial abuse of the elderly by engaging in a process of open estate planning and other alternatives. Open Estate Planning - Maybe Not (March 2008) This article contains examples on how disclosing an estate plan results in pressure and abuse of the parents who shared their estate plans with their children. This is a caution about how being open may backfire. Divide Your Estate, Not Your Family (Part One) (April 2008) This article discusses some of the pitfalls in estate planning that can inadvertently lead to family dissension. Divide Your Estate, Not Your Family (Part Two) (April 2008) This is the second part of a two part series describing the pitfalls in estate planning that inadvertently cause family dissension.