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Back in the early 1970’s there was a secret wigwam on Chappaquiddick Island that became a refuge in a scrub oak forest. Nixon was still the president, Jaws was just being filmed, and the world seemed a quiet place (compared to San Francisco where I had finished college). Working on an all-girl painting crew [...]

Not everyone needs a living trust. If you are young and don’t own much property and don’t mind making your heirs go through probate, all you need is a simple will. Probate fees on an estate worth $50,000 may be around $1000 —you could leave that in a safety deposit box.

Sometimes a will [...]