How to Solve Estate Planning Woes Featuring Karl Prior

Published: Aug. 9, 2019, 7 p.m.

b'When should you create an estate plan?Dealing with our own mortality is something we avoid thinking about. Compound that thought with how do you sort through all of your "Schtuff" and "divvy" it up among your heirs and most people run to the hills.Some prevailing thoughts are "only rich people need to worry about that," or, "I don\'t have anything of value." Taking this position to avoid addressing our impending demise creates innumerable problems for those you leave behind.This episode addresses what can and usually goes wrong with no or improperly set-up estate plans and what to do about it. Karl Prior joins Heather Wagenhals during this episode to help you solve your estate planning woes before they happen and help you to navigate the legal ramifications of not planning your estate.Who\'s On:Mannion Prior, LLP co-founder and partner Karl Prior focuses his practice on Orphans\\u2019 Court and fiduciary litigation including will contests, trust disputes, estate litigation, and fee and commission disputes. Karl has litigated every aspect of Power of Attorney disputes including the capacity of a \\u201cprincipal\\u201d to execute a Power of Attorney, abuse of an agent\\u2019s authority, revocations of Powers of Attorney, and the existence of an agent under Power of Attorney as a less restrictive alternative to an incapacity proceeding.Karl has tried numerous matters to jury verdict and bench decision in federal court, the Civil Division of Pennsylvania\\u2019s Court of Common Pleas, and in the Orphans\\u2019 Court Division of the Court of Comm'