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Litherland, Kennedy & Associates Newsletters
Your Estate Matters Quarterly Newsletter, Quarter 2, 2026
In this Newsletter:
- Beyond the Documents: Education Turns Your Estate Plan into Peace of Mind
- Where Teamwork Meets Client Care: Meet Trang Nguyen
- Easy Hacks for a Lighter Rest
- Planning for Life’s What-Ifs: Why Planning Ahead for Medical Decisions Reduces Stress
- Recipe: Chicken Miso Spinach Soup
- Finding Breathing Room in the Grind: Small Tweaks for Better Workdays
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Your Estate Matters Quarterly Newsletter, Quarter 1, 2026
In this Newsletter:
- Secure Your Future in the New Year: Estate Planning Belongs at the Top of Your Resolution List
- Where Communication Meets Compassion: Meet Barbara Doyle
- Solution: 3 Daily Habits that will Transform Your 2026
- Remembering the Best: Cherishing Happy Memories Can Make Life Better
- Recipe: Korean Ground Beef
- Nowhere to Hide: Are Open-Concept Home Plans on the Way Out?
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Your Estate Matters Quarterly Newsletter, Quarter 4, 2025
In this Newsletter:
- 2 Pieces, Same Puzzle: Planning for Care, Protecting Your Legacy
- Heart and Foresight: Meet Associate Attorney Rianne Lu
- Small Changes, Big Results: A Living Room Refresh Made Simple
- The Medi-Cal Asset Test is Returning in 2026: What You Need to Know About Eligibility
- Recipe: Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew
- Start Your Day the Danish Way: Create Hygge in Every Comforting Morning Step
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Your Estate Matters Quarterly Newsletter, Quarter 3, 2025
In this Newsletter:
- Pack Light, Plan Smart: Essential Travel Tips for Seniors
- Meet Kenzie Armstrong, Our Signing Paralegal
- Luxury Minimalism for the Modern Home: Why We Should Curate, Not Accumulate
- A Few Good Friends: How Close Friendships Help Beat Loneliness in Later Life
- Recipe: Cheesy Tomato-Basil Stuffed Chicken
- Kindness that Lasts: Being There for Someone Who’s Struggling
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Your Estate Matters Quarterly Newsletter, Quarter 2, 2025
In this Newsletter:
- Refresh Your Estate and Financial Plans This Spring: Smart Strategies to Protect Your Legacy
- In Service to Families: Meet Probate and Trust Assistant Marco Ruiz
- Managing Anxiety in Midlife: Simple Solutions for a Calmer Mind
- A 2-Way Street: The Health Benefits of Volunteering
- Recipe: Keto Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken
- Declutter Your Entryway: Tips to Master This All-Important Space
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Your Estate Matters Quarterly Newsletter, Quarter 1, 2025
In this Newsletter:
- A Half-Century Strong – Celebrating 50 Years of Service
- Justin M. Kennedy, A Journey of Growth and Leadership
- Meet the Boxer Who Changes Lives
- Celebrate Global Belly Laugh Day! Laughter is the Best Medicine
- Sudoku Challenge
- Vegan Taco Bowl with Tofu Crumbles
- Guard Your Identity – Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
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Your Estate Matters Quarterly Newsletter, Quarter 4, 2024
In this Issue:
- No Time Like the Present – Show Your Love: Make an Estate Plan
- Prioritize You – Embrace Mindful Self-Care on World Mental Health Day
- Candied Facts about Simple Sugar
- Plan for Your Pet’s Care – After You Can No Longer be There
- Sudoku Challenge
- Vegan Singapore Noodles
- Lessons Learned from Lary King’s Handwritten Will
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Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Quarter 2, 2023
This issue’s articles include:
- Have You Planned For Incapacity?
- Meet Attorney Justin Kennedy!
- Fueling Your Body In Your 50s And 60s
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 27.4
This issue’s articles include:
- When Safe Isn’t Actually Secure
- How to Manage Chronic Pain
- How to Deliver a Meaningful Eulogy
- How Your Retirement Accounts Are Impacted
- Can You Guess This Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 27.3
This issue’s articles include:
- Second Time’s a Charm
- The Joy of Foster Parenting
- No Longer Behind the Wheel? Not a Problem
- International Estate Planning
- What’s In a Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 27.2
This issue’s articles include:
- Do You Have a Blended Family?
- The Changing Demographics of Military Veterans
- No plan? That’s a Huge Problem
- Do-It-Yourself Estate Plans
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 27.1
This issue’s articles include:
- Refinancing Your Home…The Unintended Consequences for Your Estate Plan
- Aging in Place
- Want to Organize your Recipes?
- Estate Planning for Young Families
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 26.4
This issue’s articles include:
- When Parents Become Parents…To Their Grandchildren
- When a Pet Is More Than a Companion
- There’s an App for That
- Parting May Be Sweet Sorrow
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 26.3
This issue’s articles include:
- Need to Provide for a Disabled Loved One?
- Since Gardening Is Good for You…
- Surprising Senior Discounts
- The Shrinking Estate Tax Exclusion
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 26.2
This issue’s articles include:
- Fair May Not Be Equal
- Exploring the World…from Home
- Taking Care of Aging Parents
- What the ‘Brady Bunch’ Never Discussed
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 26.1
This issue’s articles include:
- Telemedicine Grows Increasingly Popular
- The Many Faces of Retirement
- Staying Fit at home
- Is Your Estate Plan Up to Date?
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 25.4
This issue’s articles include:
- The Science of Happiness
- The Advantages of Being Over 50
- Loneliness Can Actually Be Toxic
- When Time Is Short
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 25.3
This issue’s articles include:
- Teaching Children the Value of Money
- How One Word Can Boost Your Mood by 25 Percent
- Combating Ageism in the Workplace
- Do You Have an IRA?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 25.2
This issue’s articles include:
- Need to Provide for a Loved One with a Disability?
- Helping a Loved One Cope
- The New Faces of Giving
- Planning for the Possibility of Long-Term Care
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 25.1
This issue’s articles include:
- How to Be Your Own Healthcare Advocate
- How to Create Your Own Advisor Network
- Sleep Deprivation Won’t Just Leave You Tired
- Estate Planning for Blended Families
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 24.4
This issue’s articles include:
- Family Get-Togethers Could Be the Perfect Time to Talk About Your Estate Plan
- Want to Leave a Lasting Legacy?
- Tips for Healthier Recipes
- The 7 Goals of an Effective Estate Plan
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 24.3
This issue’s articles include:
- Celebrity Estate Planning Mistakes Everyone Can Learn From
- The Benefits of Lifelong Learning
- Want to Improve Your Memory?
- The Grey Divorce Epidemic
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 24.2
This issue’s articles include:
- Avoid the Opioid Addiction Epidemic
- Safe Traveling Tips for Seniors
- Retirement Planning
- Taking Retirement Distributions
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 24.1
This issue’s articles include:
- When is the Best Time to Start Planning for Next Year’s Taxes?
- The Ins and Outs of 529 Plans
- Scent Preservation Kits? They Really Work
- Does a Child You Love Have Special Needs?
- Can You Guess this Legacy?
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 23.4
This issue’s articles include:
- Social Media Friends Versus Connecting in Person
- The Stress Factor
- Avoid Family Disputes Over Asset Distribution
- Different Beneficiaries, Different Trusts
- Guess This Legacy
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 21.1
This issue’s articles include:
- Young Families
- Managing Prescriptions
- How to Dispose of Prescription Drugs Properly
- Flexibility of Trusts
- Legacy: Rosie the Riveter
- Using Technology to Keep Track of Valuables (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 21.2
This issue’s articles include:
- How to Help De-Clutter Your Parents’ Home
- Put Your Skills to Profitable Use (Starting a side business)
- Don’t Miss These Retirement Planning Deadlines
- Is Your Estate Plan Out of Date?
- Legacy: Glenn Frey
- Pets and Seniors: A Perfect Match (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 21.3
This issue’s articles include:
- Becoming an Orphan
- 6 Questions to Ask Before an Aging Parent Moves In
- Home Security
- Wisdom of Never Giving Assets to the Kids (or Grandkids)
- Legacy: Patty Duke
- 6 Ways Age Changes How We Travel (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 21.4
This issue’s articles include:
- Safety for the 21st Century
- Creating an Alzheimer’s Friendly Home
- 9 Habits of People Who Don’t Get Sick
- Estate planning solutions for dementia
- Legacy: Dick Van Patten
- Aging: When Is It Time to Give Up Guns? (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 22.1
This issue’s articles include:
- Is Someone You Love Depressed?
- Preserving the Legacy of the Greatest Generation
- No Longer Able to Drive? No Problem
- Your Service Animal is There for You
- Legacy: Bea Arthur
- The Best Smartphones for Seniors (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 22.2
This issue’s articles include:
- When Interest Rates Are Low
- Are You at Risk of “Polypharmacy”?
- 3 Surprising Things That Increase the Risk of Dementia
- Planning a Charitable Donation
- Legacy: Gene Wilder
- Children Are Often Caregivers (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 22.3
This issue’s articles include:
- When the Time Comes, how Do You Want to Go?
- Planning for Disability
- Caring from a Distance Remarriage
- Legacy: Mary Tyler Moore
- Like Fine Wine, Happiness Improves with Age (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 22.4
This issue’s articles include:
- Student Loans and… Seniors?
- Want to Enjoy Your Retirement Years with Less Stress?
- How to Work Well with Younger Colleagues
- Prepare Because You Care
- Legacy: Debbie Reynolds
- Science Says Reading Is Great for Your Health (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 23.1
This issue’s articles include:
- How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
- Ready to Move to an Adult Community? If You Had Dementia
- 7 Things Your Trust Can Do
- Legacy: Jerry Lewis
- Trying to Find Highly Rated Health Care? (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 23.2
This issue’s articles include:
- To Downsize or Not to Downsize
- With Age Comes Medications
- Walking is Great for Seniors with Dementia
- Will You Become a Parent’s Caregiver?
- Legacy: Roger Moore
- Therapy Dogs in Funeral Homes (Optional)
Your Estate Matters Newsletter, Vol. 23.3
This issue’s articles include:
- Retirement Isn’t Time to Slow Down
- 4 Things You Need to Live a Happy Life
- 8 Reasons to Focus on Estate Planning Now
- Estate Planning for Blended Families
- Legacy: Monty Hall
- The Best Way to Learn Anything (Optional)
