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	<title>legalonline.com.au &#187; Estate Planning</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Free Will</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/162-free-will/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlineLegal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Will Kits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Searching for a free Last Will and Testament?
The only place I know that still has a free Will making service are the Public Trustee offices. However this is often accompanied by the Public Trustee needing to be appointed as executor of your Estate and charging a fee for administering your estate (often based on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do I need an Enduring Power of Attorney as well as a Will?</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/160-why-do-i-need-an-enduring-power-of-attorney-as-well-as-a-will/</link>
		<comments>http://www.legalonline.com.au/160-why-do-i-need-an-enduring-power-of-attorney-as-well-as-a-will/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Enduring Powers of Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Powers of Attorney]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your “Will” only applies when you die. Your executors do not have power to make decisions for you during your lifetime. 
An alternate decision maker (attorney) with power to make decisions for you during your lifetime is appointed by a Power of Attorney. If the power is to endure though an incapacity you may experience, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Standard Will - Is there such a thing as a Standard Last Will and Testament?</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/159-standard-will-is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-standard-last-will-and-testament/</link>
		<comments>http://www.legalonline.com.au/159-standard-will-is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-standard-last-will-and-testament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlineLegal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Solutions to Will Making Questions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Will Kits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I think there is.

Most Wills that I make for people have these simple (standard components):

1.       Revoking prior Wills and declaring this to be the last Will.

2.       Appointment of Executors (usually the Will makers surviving spouse, adult children or other close relatives or friends).

3. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulletproof Asset Protection</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/155-bulletproof-asset-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.legalonline.com.au/155-bulletproof-asset-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlineLegal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

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Is there such a thing as bullet proof asset protection? In my view, no.
Risk Analysis
The first step in asset protection is to identify the areas of your life (and the way you do things) that expose your hard won personal assets to risk of being grabbed by people seeking to unjustly seek windfall advantage from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Common Will Making Myths</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/152-debunking-5-common-will-making-myths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.legalonline.com.au/152-debunking-5-common-will-making-myths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlineLegal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Will Kits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are my top five common Will making myths which have been informed by years of legal practice in this area, in Australia.
Myth 5: I have to list all my assets in my Will
Wrong. Most Wills are made by the Will maker gifting, “the whole of my estate of whatever nature and wherever situated”, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Making - now even simpler</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/149-will-making-now-even-simpler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.legalonline.com.au/149-will-making-now-even-simpler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlineLegal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Will Kits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Making a Will does not need to be complex. 
We have developed a series of One Page Basic Will LawPacks to take the head ache out of the Will Making process for you. 
This Will LawPacks include: 


A Word template (doc) 
Instructions and Additional Reading (pdf) 
 
Download one of our lawyer written Will LawPacks 24/7 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Valid Will signing tips</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/130-valid-will-signing-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.legalonline.com.au/130-valid-will-signing-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlineLegal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The importance of the manner in which a Will is signed and the process that is followed, so that you end up with a valid legal Will, cannot be underestimated. While there is beginning to be some relaxation in the law in this area, it remains best practice to follow the age old formalities.
 Read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guardian Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/68-guardian-guidelines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.legalonline.com.au/68-guardian-guidelines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlineLegal</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Guardian Guidelines: An Overview
Guardian Guidelines are important not only if both parents of the child pass away but also for the surviving parent of a child. After the death of a parent, the surviving parent often experiences extreme isolation and difficultly in decision making. What a comfort for the survivor to know that they have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appoint an alternate decision maker early</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/29-appoint-an-alternate-decision-maker-early/</link>
		<comments>http://www.legalonline.com.au/29-appoint-an-alternate-decision-maker-early/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlineLegal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Enduring Powers of Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Powers of Attorney]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Consider this - you’re injured in a serious accident. Who makes decisions for you? Have your given someone power to do this? Have you let them know what your wishes are? 
There can be a prolonged time between injury and death and many opportunities for dispute between family members about just what decisions you would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enduring Power Of Attorney</title>
		<link>http://www.legalonline.com.au/8-enduring-power-of-attorney/</link>
		<comments>http://www.legalonline.com.au/8-enduring-power-of-attorney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2005 03:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OnlineLegal</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Enduring Powers of Attorney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An Enduring Power of Attorney should form part of every estate plan. 
Estate Planning without an Enduring Power of Attorney is craziness. Your Will only operates on your death. It takes a lot less to get sick.
An Enduring Power of Attorney is sometimes called a “Living Will” as it provides power to those you appoint to make [...]]]></description>
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