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Date: March 6, 2007
UW offers ag estate planning program March 15 in Rawlins
Estate planning can never start too early.
To help begin the process, an informative program is being offered at the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES) office in Rawlins in partnership with the Wyoming Agriculture & Natural Resource Mediation Program.
"Passing It On: Beginning the Farm Transfer and Estate Planning in Wyoming" is 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in room 308 in the Carbon Building. The program is open to the public.
Short presentations on estate planning topics for farmers and ranchers will be made by estate planning specialists, including UW extension specialist Cole Ehmke.
"This program introduces agriculturalists to the process of transferring a farm estate," Ehmke said. "Many Wyoming producers haven't started a conversation with family members about their estate and don't have even a basic will.
"We’ll offer two presentations on transferring an estate and a walk-through of an excellent resource developed by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, the University of Wyoming and Wyoming attorneys. We'll also have plenty of time to answer questions."
Ehmke said the focus is helping people get started with the estate transfer process and develop and implement a plan with appropriate tools.
“This information is important when meeting with other estate-planning professionals such as attorneys, tax advisers, and financial planners," he said.
The cost for materials available at the workshop is $10.
For more information, contact Charlene Abbott with the Carbon County CES office in Rawlins at (307) 328-2642 or cabbott1@uwyo.edu.
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