How will your heirs pay for the expenses of your estate? In one simple word – cash – the one thing your heirs will need most to settle your estate when you die. Whether you have a small or large estate, your heirs will need money for expenses. These may include federal and estate taxes, […]

Power of Attorney is a written document by which a person legally delegates to someone else a part or all of his/her/her authority to make legal decisions on certain matters on a short or long-term basis.Any person who is able to make his/her own decisions, but who wants to plan for a possible future incapacity, […]

By Kathleen Kienitz, Esq.As an elder law and estate planning attorney, I can’t tell you how many times I have had new clients come to me with the pre-conceived notion that they need a trust. When I sit down with them and explore their objectives, in nine out of 10 cases, I conclude a trust […]

Settling an estate, even a simple one, involves plenty of loose ends and details. The following list will give you an idea of the many things you may need to do as executor. Use it as a guide, adding or deleting items as needed.• Locate the will.• Obtain a lawyer, if necessary• Apply to appear […]

For many years, flowers have given pleasure and have voiced feelings of love and spirituality. Flowers have been used to show feelings, made into love potions, used medicinally and used to send both open and secret messages. The type of flower mattered. The position, the color of flower, how it was worn and what might […]

People often associate trust funds only with the wealthy, but a trust fund (“trust”) actually can be an effective financial tool for many people in many circumstances.A trust is a separate legal entity that holds property or assets of some kind for the benefit of a specific person, group of people or organization known as […]

Submitted byChuck and Ken KincerFuneral Alternatives LLCIn an ever-changing society, cremation is swiftly becoming the tradition. What our society has realized is that cremation offers an excellent alternative to traditional funerals and burials. What ever your final decision may be, cremation or burial, it is an intensely personal one.What most consumers are unaware of are […]

When a family is dealing with a death, the number of decisions that have to be made in a hurry only add to the stress level of everyone involved. For people who have chosen cremation as their means of final disposition, there are still decisions to make, but at least one stress factor has been […]

A walk through the green foliage of the McLaughlin Garden & Horticultural Center is like taking a step back in “thyme.”The secluded acreage off commercial Main Street in South Paris recalls a simple nostalgia where visitors can quietly reflect amid the backdrop of late gardener Bernard McLaughlin’s farmhouse, rustic barn and lush wooden landscape.A variety […]

Middle-school and high-school students and teachers are discovering how learning can be enhanced when they use mobile laptop computers. Over 400 seventh-grade students and teachers were issued laptop computers from the state this year through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative. Twenty laptop computers are now available for classroom use at the high school; teachers borrow […]