The Palmer & Slay team is honored to serve as a resource for veterans in the Brandon, Mississippi area who need assistance tapping into all of the benefits they are eligible for. We regularly help veterans and their families apply for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), appeal the...
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Award winning actress Anne Heche died in August after suffering severe injuries in a fiery car crash. Now, her young sons, Homer (20) and Atlas (13), are engaged in a very public battle over her estate. The case is making headlines because of Heche’s history, but it is reminiscent of...
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Your neighbors have decorated their yard with skeletons and gravestones. You expect some ghosts and the grim reapers to come trick-or-treating. And every show on tv seems to be some sort of spooky special. Halloween is here, and along with it comes the fun of getting a little bit scared and eating...
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It may be Halloween, but that does not mean it is okay to craft an estate plan that is more fit for zombies than humans. Trying to control the actions of your family from beyond the grave by making the gifts you give them conditional on behavior you approve of is...
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After the death of your spouse, you are met with a seemingly unending list of things to do to close out his or her estate. At the same time, you must grieve your loved one, and figure out how to live life without your partner by your side. It is easy...
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Only 33% of American adults have executed an estate plan. That’s according to a recent survey from Caring.com reported by CNBC. This means the vast majority of people are content to let others determine their end of life care, and have the state decide what happens to their wealth — and...
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One of the most important things you do when you make a will is name someone who will take guardianship of your children if you and your partner face an untimely death.
What some parents don’t realize is that this task can be divided into two. If you...
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As humans, we have a natural curiosity about death. We want to know what comes next as much as we want reassurance that we are making the most of the life we have been given.
Perhaps this is why the subject of last words is something many people find...
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Paul Simon sang to us about the “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,” and Train told us there are “50 Ways to Say Goodbye,” so will the next 50-something song to top the charts be “50 Ways to Destroy an Old Will?” Probably not, but maybe it should be! The Palmer &...
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Most married people in the Brandon, Mississippi area make an estate plan that leaves all their assets to their spouse. At Palmer & Slay, we call this an “I love you” will. The couple loves and trusts one another enough to leave a lot of end-of-life decision-making and financial responsibility to...
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