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» Should I Get The Auto Warranty?
This is a great time of year to buy a car. Salespeople are desperate for Christmas money, dealers want to close out the year with a bang, and the lot managers need to make room for new models. I’m going shopping later for a car with a friend and I’d like to get [...]

» Cook County Probate Procedure Changes

A couple of things involving probate in Cook County that have changed recently (or maybe I just became aware of):

1. Fee increase. It now costs $304 in fees to open a probate estate worth more than $15,000, up from $279. The entire fee schedule can be found here (as a PDF).

2. Cover sheet. One procedural thing that needs to be done when you go to file your petition to open an estate: completing a probate division cover sheet. I don't know why it's needed, but it is -- the form is here (again, as a PDF).

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» Podcast Status

A couple of things:

1. The podcasts don't take very long to record, but they take a while to write (no, for the most, I'm not improvising). I'll try to get the next one up this coming week, hopefully by Saturday at the latest.

2. You can now download the Death and Taxes podcast on iTunes. If you go to the iTunes store and search for "death and taxes blog podcast," you can find it. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how else you can find it -- there's no "legal" category in iTunes, so I'm stuck in the "business" category. Anyway, you can listen to or download individual episodes, or subscribe to the podcast.

» Why Variable-life Policies Require A Closer LookLoading...

April 23, 2008 Wednesday SECTION: Section B; Column 1; Pg. 7 LENGTH: 50 words HEADLINE: why variable-life policies require a closer look BYLINE: Arden Dale Consumers should take close look at variable-insurance ... via Insurance News Net