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Understanding complex legal and related issues is tough enough without having to filter through the legalese. As the Plain English Attorney(TM), Jeffrey G. Marsocci utilizes his knowledge and experience as an attorney licensed in North Carolina and as a Certified Medicaid Planner(TM) nationwide in the U.S. to break down topics such as estate and Medicaid planning, financial strategies, and other topics of interest. For more free information, please go to www.linktr.ee/plainenglishattorney.
Episodes
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
An outline of questions to ask when weighing pros and cons of using either a Last Will and Testament or Revocable Living Trust for your particular estate planning situation.
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Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Getting the final divorce decree often isn’t the end of the marriage entanglements. There may be several loose ends to tie up that could have an extreme impact on your estate planning wishes, and you may never know it.
In this podcast episode, Jeff examines five big divorce disasters waiting to happen.
Link here to grab your copy of the book “The Divorce Firewall Strategy: How to Avoid Losing Everything in a Divorce by Planning Ahead”.
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#divorce #estateplanning
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Creating and securing perpetual wealth for a family forever is possible, but it is not necessarily for everyone. Setting up the right trusts and structures can make sure that descendants you will never meet are supported. cared for, and able to live their best lives without the worry of money.
In this podcast episode, Jeff reviews the different estate planning techniques available to generate a perpetual family legacy of wealth and prosperity.
Check out the free program on trusts at www.freetrustcourse.com!
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#wealth #estateplanning #trust #legacy
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
During our volunteering experience at Carolina Tiger Rescue, the issue of inheriting a pet tiger became a focal point, especially considering the new Big Cat Public Safety Act of 2022. In this week's episode, Jeff reviews typical pet inheritance options, pet trust options, state and local rules, and sheds light on the circumstances under which inheriting a tiger may be possible, all while considering the impact of this new federal legislation. #tiger #volunteer #estateplanning
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
DIY changes to a solid estate plan can often cause unintended consequences or even revoke your entire plan.
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Dealing with a car in probate when there is a revocable living trust doesn’t need to be complicated to the point a vehicle needs to be retitled in the name of the trust, and then retitled again to the buyer or beneficiary. Instead, there is a way to retitle the car only once, and it sounds complicated… but it really isn’t if you follow this process.
#estate #car #trust
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
There is a lot of confusion over one of men’s biggest fears, and society tends to punish people to arriving at the obvious, simple solution that avoids years of wrongfully imposed child support payments: a paternity test. In this installment, Jeff reviews the facts about paternity fraud, tests, the statistics, and the best legal and strategic way for men to secure certainty in parentage through the right legal documents.
Check out the book The Divorce Firewall Strategy on Amazon, now available on Kindle.
#paternity #childsupport #prenup
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Using a revocable living trust as the core of an estate plan is a great way to avoid probate… as long as the attorneys don’t screw up the basics. In this installment, we review five exceedingly simple things that the attorneys got wrong, and it’s making the estate process much more complicated than it needs to be.
#estateplanning #revocabletrust #livingtrust #revocablelivingtrust
Check out the free information on revocable living trusts at www.freetrustcourse.com
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
11 Red Flags of Estate Planning When it comes to estate planning, there are a lot of red flags indicating a need for some specific protections. However, one of the biggest solutions is a well-drafted, optimally-funded revocable living trust to keep the estate out of probate. Here are the top eleven red flags Indicating an elevated need for a trust.
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#estateplanning #revocabletrust #livingtrust #revocablelivingtrust www.freetrustcourse.com
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
“Oh, we’ll just leave everything to our oldest child and they’ll take care of dividing things up.” I hear this from time to time, and it is a disaster waiting to happen for several reasons. In this installment, Jeff covers the numerous reasons why leaving the decision of how to divide up an estate up to a sole beneficiary is leaving that beneficiary a ton of headaches. #estateplanning #revocabletrust #livingtrust #revocablelivingtrust