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		<title>The Pros and Cons of Do It Yourself Estate Planning Documents – This Doesn’t Sound Good</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David M. Frees III</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Do It Yourself Wills Trusts and Estate Plans are in the news and are the subject of debate.  Is there a right answer.  Yes and No.  Isn&#8217;t that just like a lawyer.<br />
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<p><div id="attachment_367" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.utbf.com/trust-estate/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/dmfii-library2002.jpg"><img src="http://www.utbf.com/trust-estate/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/dmfii-library2002-150x150.jpg" alt="David M. Frees III on News AboutDo It Yourself Wills" title="dmfii-library2002" width="150" height="150" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-367" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">David M. Frees III on News AboutDo It Yourself Wills</p></div><br />
Can you really do a will on line that is valid in Pennsylvania?</p>
<p><strong>Are will forms valid?  Do they work to save taxes?</p>
<p>What if a do it yourself will is challenged?</p>
<p>How much do DIY wills cost?</p>
<p>Is a lawyer worth the extra dollars?<br />
</strong><br />
How about Legal Zoom? (the cost by the way was almost the same for a simple will as our lawyers from the Trust, Estate, and Wealth Preservation Section of the firm)</p>
<p>These and other questions are answered in <strong><a href="http://www.paestateplanners.com/blog/do-on-line-wills-really-work-lawyers-vs-the-wall-street-journal-consumer-columnist-on-self-help.cfm">my recent article on do it yourself wills</a> </strong>and the battle raging over a Wall Street Journal reporter who used several systems.  If you have ever thought about doing your own estate planning, you owe it to yourself to peruse these articles.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.paestateplanners.com/blog/do-on-line-wills-really-work-lawyers-vs-the-wall-street-journal-consumer-columnist-on-self-help.cfm"><strong>Do It Yourself Wills And The Lawyer Attacks on The Wall Street Journal</strong></a></p>
<p>Enjoy!  And, let me know your comments and questions below.</p>
<p>Thank you<br />
<strong>David M. Frees III</strong><br />
610-933-8069 for an appointment or telephone conference</p>
<p>Unruh, Turner, Burke and Frees has law offices for their<br />
will, trust, estate, and estate planning and asset protection<br />
lawyers in <a href="http://www.utbf.com/cntctus.html">Phoenixville, Malvern, and West Chester Pennsylvania</a>.</p>
<p>These law offices serve Exton, Spring City, Gladwyn, Devon,<br />
Chester Springs, Berwyn, Ardmore, and many surrounding<br />
communities.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.utbf.com/cntctus.html">For directions to the law offices click here.</a></p>
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