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No One Warned Her About the Widow Penalty. Her First Tax Return Did.
When a spouse dies, most surviving partners expect grief. They do not expect a tax bill. The "widow penalty" is a real and largely unrecognized consequence of losing a spouse that can cost a surviving partner thousands of dollars more every year in taxes and Medicare premiums, at the worst possible moment in their life. Here is what it is, who it affects, and what you can do now, while there is still time to plan. Read more... She had been filing taxes the same way for thirty
Crystal Guiga
May 228 min read
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The Document That Fails When You Need It Most
You signed the Power of Attorney (POA). You thought your family was protected. But when a parent or spouse loses capacity, that document you trusted may get rejected at the very bank where you need it most, and your family may not have time to fight it. As your Personal Family Lawyer®, this is exactly the kind of gap I make it my job to close before you ever need to find out the hard way. Read more... This happens far more than it should. You signed a Power of Attorney (POA),
Crystal Guiga
May 157 min read
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