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Learn About Wills Video

Learn About Wills

Click on each topic below for a short video to help you plan for your family and loved ones with a will or living trust. If you have questions about creating a will or living trust, please contact us.

Planning For Your Future

  • Should a Joint Tenancy be Part of Your Estate Plan
  • Who Needs a Will? Probably, You.
  • Five Excuses People Give to Avoid Making Their Estate Plan

Wills Basics

  • The What, When and Where of Wills
  • Five Questions and Answers about Wills
  • How to Prepare for a Meeting with Your Estate Planning Attorney

Trusts & Healthcare

  • Do I need a Will, a Living Trust or Both?
  • Do I Need a Living Trust?
  • Caring for Your Health When You No Longer Can

Gifts to Your Family

  • What is the Right Inheritance to Give to Your Children?
  • Using a Will or Trust to Make Gifts to Your Heirs
  • How Your Estate Can Help Your Children and Charity
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Learn more about ways you can support Lamar University, or if you've already included or are considering including a gift to Lamar University as part of your estate plan or in the form of another gift, we would like to recognize your support.

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