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Can You Protect Your Child’s Inheritance From Their Spouse?

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Many of our clients want to plan for their children’s future, when drafting their estate plans. However, some of our clients are concerned about their child’s spouse accessing the inheritance.

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While each client has different concerns and requires tailored estate planning, one question we often hear relates to protecting the inheritance of the spouse of their child.

So can inheritance be protected from a spouse of your child?

Yes, there

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Threads collect so much sensitive information it’s a ‘hacker’s dream,’ experts say – Business News

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It knows when you’ve been online shopping, the last time you worked out and whether you’ve been lurking on your ex’s profile.

Meta’s new social media platform Threads is gobbling up massive amounts of sensitive data on its 100 million users and counting.

The specificity and quantity of information the text and multimedia platform can access

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Quebecor to pull ads from Facebook, Instagram after news access halted

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Telecom and media firm Quebecor said on Wednesday it will pull its ads from Facebook and Instagram following Meta Platforms’ decision to stop access to news on both social media platforms in Canada over a law requiring payments to local news publishers.

The Online News Act, or Bill C-18, was introduced in April last year and lays out rules to force companies such as Meta and Alphabet-owned Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content.

Google and Meta previously said they would block access to news articles in Canada if the legislation was passed. It was

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‘That happened on Donald Trump’s watch’

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  • Former New Jersey governor and current GOP presidential candidate appeared on “Fox News Tonight” on Tuesday.

  • On it, he blamed former President Donald Trump for North Korea’s weaponry advancements.

  • “That happened on Donald Trump’s watch,” he said.

GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie blamed former President Donald Trump for North Korean weapon advancements in a televised interview.

Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, pushed back against “Fox News Tonight” guest host Piers Morgan, who suggested that adversarial leaders such as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin were dissuaded from improving their missile technology

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This week’s business news includes a Bell milestone and USDA updates

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The Bell H-1 Fleet surpasses half a million flight hours

FORT WORTH – The current H-1 fleet of AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms reached a major flight milestone by surpassing the 500,000-flight hour mark. Nearly 400 AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters, built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc company and operated by the US Marine Corps and their allies, combined to achieve the milestone.

“The H-1 continues to be the premier example of a family of aircraft that can do more with less and deliver unmatched interoperability and expeditionary agility,” said Mike Deslatte, Bell H-1 vice president and program director.

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What’s opening and what’s closing? Check out Center County business news from June

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A new fireworks store opened just in time for July Fourth and plans were announced for a new donut shop and hotel. Here’s a roundup of Center County business news in June.

What’s opening

Wholesale Fireworks is now open at 2000 E. College Ave., the former Sheetz near Lemont.

Wholesale Fireworks is now open at 2000 E. College Ave., the former Sheetz near Lemont.

  • Owners Jon and Meredith Houser announced plans to open Bellefonte Brick Studio, an independent Lego store, on July 1 at 104 N. Allegheny St. The store’s hours are 10 am to 6 pm Tuesday-Saturday.

  • Dunkin’ will open a second downtown State College location this fall. The donut chain plans a store

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Estate Planning: 5 Things to Consider

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If you are preparing to draft your estate plan with your estate planning attorney, there are a variety of issues that you will need to think about before your documents can be finalized.

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Prior to drafting your estate plan, we recommend that you give some thought to the following items:

  1. How do you want your money and assets handled if you die? Do you want any restrictions? If you are
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Toronto housing market sees biggest price gain since peak

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The spring surge in Toronto house prices accelerated again in May, providing another sign of persistent inflation in parts of the Canadian economy before a key central bank interest rate decision next week.

The benchmark price of a home in Canada’s largest city increased 3.2 per cent last month to $1.14 million on a seasonally adjusted basis, the third straight monthly increase and the biggest since the market peaked in February 2022, according to data released Friday from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.

The average selling price, at $1,196,101, fell 1.2 per cent

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