{"id":7827,"date":"2018-02-28T11:19:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T18:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/?p=7827"},"modified":"2018-02-22T12:51:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T19:51:43","slug":"three-personal-lessons-ive-learned-estate-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/three-personal-lessons-ive-learned-estate-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"THREE PERSONAL LESSONS I\u2019VE LEARNED ABOUT ESTATE PLANNING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/lane-v-erickson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s one thing that I\u2019ve learned through my nearly 20 years of experience as an estate planning attorney it is that death affects us all. It cannot permanently be avoided. This was reinforced to me personally when my aunt recently passed away. My family and I traveled to her memorial service where we were able to enjoy seeing family and friends that we haven\u2019t visited with for some time. As I reflected on the events surrounding my aunt\u2019s death and memorial service, there were three specific lessons that I learned from my aunt about estate planning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Plan Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/three-personal-lessons-ive-learned-estate-planning\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading THREE PERSONAL LESSONS I\u2019VE LEARNED ABOUT ESTATE PLANNING\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Idaho Estate Planning Attorney If there\u2019s one thing that I\u2019ve learned through my nearly 20 years of experience as an estate planning attorney it is that death affects us all. It cannot permanently be avoided. 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