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There are many do-it-yourself estate planning documents and services available online. Are these DIY documents worth it? What are the risks and pitfalls? What do consumers need to know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACTEC Fellows\u00a0Richard R. Gans<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Brian Sparks<\/a>\u00a0discuss what you need to know about DIY forms, what might be missing from the documents and some of the legal technicalities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Richard R. Gans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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