{"id":6174,"date":"2017-02-24T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=6174"},"modified":"2017-02-24T09:00:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T09:00:10","slug":"3-main-steps-completing-estate-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/3-main-steps-completing-estate-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Main Steps to Completing Your Estate Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/lane-v-erickson\">Lane V. Erickson, Attorney<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">If there&#8217;s one thing I&#8217;ve learned after 18 years of practicing estate planning law it&#8217;s that most people believe completing their estate planning is more complicated than it really is. After helping hundreds of clients complete their estate planning I&#8217;ve come to see that the process is really quite simple. In fact, there really are only three main steps to completing your estate planning. \u3000When he steps are considered and followed creating an estate plan is really quite easy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">1. REVIEW YOUR RELATIONSHIPS<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/3-main-steps-completing-estate-planning\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading 3 Main Steps to Completing Your Estate Planning\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney If there&#8217;s one thing I&#8217;ve learned after 18 years of practicing estate planning law it&#8217;s that most people believe completing their estate planning is more complicated than it really is. After helping hundreds of clients complete their estate planning I&#8217;ve come to see that the process is really quite simple. 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